want
Sign in to saveThe idea of want can be examined from many perspectives. In secular societies want might be considered similar to the emotion desire, which can be studied scientifically through the disciplines of psychology or sociology. Alternatively want can be studied in a non-secular, spiritual, moralistic or religious way, particularly by Buddhism but also Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
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Vinony's link graph records 33 inbound references to want, and connects out to philosophy, food and psychology.
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The idea of want can be examined from many perspectives. In secular societies want might be considered similar to the emotion desire, which can be studied scientifically through the disciplines of psychology or sociology. Alternatively want can be studied in a non-secular, spiritual, moralistic or religious way, particularly by Buddhism but also Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
In philosophy it corresponds to appetition or concupiscence.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “want” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.