1.

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996394562103316

Autore

Jones Andrew, M.A.

Titolo

Morbus satanicus, = the devils disease: or, The sin of pride arraigned and condemned [[electronic resource]] : The fifth edition, with many additions. By Andrew Jones, student in Divinity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for John Andrews, at the White Lion near [.., 1656?]

Descrizione fisica

[24] p

Soggetti

Pride and vanity

Christian life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Publication date suggested by Wing.

Woodcut portrait on title page.

Signatures: A B⁴.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113