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Thero Daniel P |
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Titolo |
Understanding moral weakness [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel P. Thero |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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94-012-0342-3 |
1-4294-5651-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (191 p.) |
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Collana |
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Value inquiry book series ; ; v. 183. Studies in the history of western philosophy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Akrasia |
Self-control |
Will |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-149) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Editor's Introduction; Acknowledgments; ONE: The Problem of Moral Weakness; TWO: Socrates; THREE: Aristotle; FOUR: Augustine; FIVE: Aquinas; SIX: Weak Akrasia; SEVEN: Strict Akrasia; EIGHT: Habit and Moral Weakness; NINE: Future Prospects; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book considers the common human predicament that we often choose an action other than the one we perceive to be best. Philosophers know this problem as akrasia . The author develops a nuanced understanding of the nature and causes of akrasia by integrating the best insights of Socrates, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, and several contemporary philosophers. |
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