Understanding moral weakness [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel P. Thero
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| Autore: |
Thero Daniel P
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| Titolo: |
Understanding moral weakness [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel P. Thero
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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 170 |
| Soggetto topico: | Akrasia |
| Self-control | |
| Will | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Understanding moral weakness |
| ISBN: | 94-012-0342-3 |
| 1-4294-5651-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451758803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Value inquiry book series ; ; v. 183.
Value inquiry book series. . -Studies in the history of western philosophy.