Second-order volitions, as defined by Harry Frankfurt, involve wanting a certain desire to be one's will, meaning the subject wants that desire to move them to action.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Sources

• Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• action concept
• will concept
• desire concept