02481nam 2200613Ia 450 991045175880332120200520144314.094-012-0342-31-4294-5651-5(CKB)1000000000471116(EBL)556390(OCoLC)714567202(SSID)ssj0000264543(PQKBManifestationID)12063636(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264543(PQKBWorkID)10290441(PQKB)10839145(MiAaPQ)EBC556390(Au-PeEL)EBL556390(CaPaEBR)ebr10380323(EXLCZ)99100000000047111620070117d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding moral weakness[electronic resource] /Daniel P. TheroAmsterdam ;New York Rodopi20061 online resource (191 p.)Value inquiry book series ;v. 183.Studies in the history of western philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.90-420-2078-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-149) and index.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; IndexThis 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.Value inquiry book series ;v. 183.Value inquiry book series.Studies in the history of western philosophy.AkrasiaSelf-controlWillElectronic books.Akrasia.Self-control.Will.170Thero Daniel P869728MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451758803321Understanding moral weakness1941803UNINA