Desire

• CURIE: gmeow:Desire
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/Desire
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/teleology
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

An intentional mode of wanting without commitment — the agent would welcome the goal's satisfaction but has not committed to pursuing it (UFO-C: desire). Inheres in exactly one agent (gmeow:intentBearer). Promote a Desire to an Intention by minting the Intention and suppressing the Desire's tenure — never by mutation (Principle 10).

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:IntentionalMode

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:Desire as a specialized kind of gmeow:IntentionalMode. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:IntentionalMode

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use for the lowest commitment grade — the agent wants the goal satisfied but has not settled on pursuing it; the wanting that has not yet become an Intention.

Avoid when

• Avoid once the agent has committed internally (use gmeow:Intention) or toward another agent (use gmeow:Commitment); do not mutate a Desire into an Intention — mint the Intention and suppress the Desire's tenure (Principle 10).

How to use

• Mint a Desire, set gmeow:intentBearer (one agent) and gmeow:intentionGoal (one Goal); promote by minting the higher-grade moment and closing the Desire's gmeow:IntentionTenure rather than deleting it.

Examples

• ex:wishForRain a gmeow:Desire; gmeow:intentBearer ex:lillith; gmeow:intentionGoal ex:droughtEnds.