Akrasia in Greek philosophy : from Socrates to Plotinus / edited by Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destree.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bobonich, Christopher.

Destrée, Pierre.

Series:

Philosophia antiqua ; v. 106.

Philosophia antiqua, 0079-1687 ; v. 106

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Akrasia.

Akrasia--History--To 1500.

Ethics--Greece.

Ethics.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discussions on akrasia (lack of control, or weakness of will) in Greek philosophy have been particularily vivid and intense for the past two decades. Standard stories that presented Socrates as the philosopher who simply denied the phenomenon, and Plato and Aristotle as rehabilitating it straightforwardly against Socrates, have been challenged in many different ways. Building on those challenges, this collective provides new, and in some cases opposed ways of reading well-known as well as more neglected texts. Its 13 contributions, written by experts in the field, cover the whole history of Greek ethics, from Socrates to Plotinus, through Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics (Cleanthes, Chrysippus, Epictetus).

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée

Socrates On Akrasia, Knowledge, And The Power Of Appearance / Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith

A Problem In The Gorgias: How Is Punishment Supposed To Help With Intellectual Error? / Christopher Rowe

Plato On Akrasia And Knowing Your Own Mind / Chris Bobonich

Unified Agency And Akrasia In Platos Republic / Christopher Shields

Thirst As Desire For Good / Roslyn Weiss

Akrasia And The Structure Of The Passions In Platos Timaeus / Gabriela Roxana Carone

Plato And Enkrateia / Louis-André Dorion

Aristotle On The Causes Of Akrasia / Pierre Destrée

Akrasia And The Method Of Ethics / Marco Zingano

Aristotles Weak Akrates: What Does Her Ignorance Consist In? / David Charles

Akrasia And Enkrateia In Ancient Stoicism: Minor Vice And Minor Virtue? / Jean-Baptiste Gourinat

Epictetus On Moral Responsibility For Precipitate Action / Ricardo Salles

Plotinus On Akrasia: The Neoplatonic Synthesis / Lloyd Gerson

References / Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée

Index Of Ancient Sources / Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée

Index Of Modern Authors / Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-290) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39696-X

9786612396960

90-474-2012-8

OCLC:

592756282

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004156708.i-308 DOI