A Social‐Cognitive Theory of Desire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8975396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reed B K Howe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8308 • E-ISSN: 1468-5914 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5914.1994.tb00244.x |
| OpenAlex | W1997116867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
An examination of our preconceptions about desire, together with a comparison of these with the available empirical evidence, leads to a theory in which desire is characterized as a cognitive phenomenon which is heavily influenced by social learning. Following an introductory outline, the second section clarifies what exactly is at issue in attempting to reduce conation to cognition. Section 3 assesses the conditions required for knowledge of our own desires, and this concern is extended in 4 to an appraisal of the role played by self‐knowledge in the process of change through psychotherapy. The concluding section argues that the Social‐cognitive Theory of Desire is compatible with contemporary neo‐Dar‐winian views of evolution
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Empirical research · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Process (computing · Section (typography · Social cognition · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |