Weakness of will from Plato to the present / edited by Tobias Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoffmann, Tobias, 1967-

Series:

Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 49.

Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free will and determinism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In thirteen original essays, eminent scholars of the history of philosophy and of contemporary philosophy examine weakness of will, or incontinence--the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Tobias Hoffmann, Introduction""; ""1. Kenneth Dorter, Weakness and Will in Plato�s Republic""; ""2. Terence H. Irwin, Aristotle Reads the Protagoras""; ""3. Lloyd P. Gerson, Plotinus on Weakness of the Will: The Neoplatonic Synthesis""; ""4. James Wetzel, Body Double: Saint Augustine and the Sexualized Will""; ""5. Denis J. M. Bradley, Thomas Aquinas on Weakness of the Will""; ""6. Tobias Hoffmann, Henry of Ghent�s Voluntarist Account of Weakness of Will""; ""7. Giuseppe Mazzotta, Dante: Healing the Wounded Will""

""8. Ann Hartle, Montaigne�s Marvelous Weakness""""9. John C. McCarthy, Descartes�s Feeble Spirits""; ""10. Thomas E. Hill Jr., Kant on Weakness of Will""; ""11. Tracy B. Strong, Nietzsche, the Will to Power, and the Weak Wil""; ""12. Alfred R. Mele, A Libertarian View of Akratic Action""; ""13. Alasdair MacIntyre, Conflicts of Desire""; ""Bibliography""; ""Contributors""; ""Index of Names""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-1850-0

OCLC:

922996496