Graphe
Martínez Avezuela

PEPA MORA

Orexis or an exorcism of desire

2019

Pencil on Hahnemülle paper

650 × 500 mm

The concept of orexis in Aristotelian ethics implies a general motivation to do something that is within one's reach. It covers a broad spectrum of desires, including rational motivation and, within it, motivation for ethical reasons.