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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451758803321

Autore

Thero Daniel P

Titolo

Understanding moral weakness [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel P. Thero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2006

ISBN

94-012-0342-3

1-4294-5651-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Value inquiry book series ; ; v. 183. Studies in the history of western philosophy

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Akrasia

Self-control

Will

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-149) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.