Autonomous agents : from self-control to autonomy / / Alfred R. Mele

• Autore: Mele Alfred R. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: New york, : Oxford University Press, 1995
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 271 pages)
• Disciplina: 128/.3
• Soggetto topico: Self-control; Autonomy (Philosophy)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- PART I -- 1. Introduction: Self-Control and Personal Autonomy -- 2. Better Judgment: Nature and Function -- 3. Exercising Self-Control: A Motivational Problem -- 4. Self-Control, Akrasia, and Second-Order Desires -- 5. Self-Control and Belief -- 6. Self-Control, Akrasia, and Emotion -- 7. The Upper Reaches of Self-Control and the Ideally Self-Controlled Person -- PART II -- 8. Transition: From Self-Control to Autonomy -- 9. Psychological Autonomy and Personal History -- 10. Compatibilist Autonomy and Autonomous Action -- 11. Problems for Libertarians -- 12. Incompatibilist Autonomy and Autonomous Action -- 13. Assessing the Denial of Autonomy -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Alfred Mele examines the concept of self-control on its terms, followed by an examination of its bearing on one's actions, beliefs, and emotions. He considers how, by understanding self-control, man can shed light on autonomous behaviour.
• Titolo autorizzato: Autonomous agents
• ISBN: 1-280-45098-3; 9786610450985; 0-19-802547-5; 0-585-36390-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820470603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II