The "i-desire" idea: wanting Romeo & Juliet to survive without really wanting it
dioscuri · x · 2026-11-14
dioscuri brings up the concept of "i-desire" coined by Doggett and Egan: as imagination is to belief, i-desire is to desire. When we want Romeo & Juliet to survive, we don't really want them to survive — we only "quasi want" it. A useful distinction for thinking about engagement with fiction and desire modeling in AI discussions.
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