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Understanding moral weakness / Daniel P. Thero.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thero, Daniel P.
- Series:
- Value inquiry book series ; v. 183.
- Value inquiry book series. Studies in the history of western philosophy.
- Value inquiry book series ; v. 183. Studies in the history of western philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Akrasia.
- Self-control.
- Will.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-149) and index.
- ISBN:
- 94-012-0342-3
- 1-4294-5651-5
- OCLC:
- 714567202
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789401203425 DOI
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