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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971368803321

Autore

Gosling J. C. B (Justin Cyril Bertrand)

Titolo

Weakness of the will / / Justin Gosling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1990

ISBN

1-134-96680-6

1-134-96681-4

0-585-44918-X

1-280-06948-1

0-203-40523-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

The Problems of philosophy

Disciplina

128/.3

Soggetti

Will - History

Ethics - History

Self-control - Moral and ethical aspects - History

Will

Ethics

Self-control - Moral and ethical aspects

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. 209-212) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Explanations and Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Protagoras; The Plausibility of Socrates; Aristotle; How Socratic is Aristotle?; The Stoics; Aquinas and Others; The Post-Medievals; What is the Problem?; Akrasia and Irrationality; Passionate Akrasia; Moral Weakness; Willing, Trying and Wanting; Varieties of Weakness; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why do people sometimes deliberately take the worst course of action? This book examines the theories of weak will put forward by Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics. It also argues for a new approach to the problem of irrationality.