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Backsliding : understanding weakness of will / Alfred R. Mele.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Mele, Alfred R., 1951- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Akrasia.
Human behavior.
Social psychology.
Behavior.
Intention.
Psychology, Social.
Psychology, Developmental.
Medical Subjects:
Behavior.
Intention.
Psychology, Social.
Psychology, Developmental.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 145 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Understanding weakness of will
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
People backslide. They freely do things they believe it would be best on the whole not to do - and best from their own point of view, not just the perspective of their peers or their parents. The aim of this book is to explain why that happens.
Contents:
Introduction
Weakness of will and akrasia
Weakness and compulsion
Accounting for backsliding: background and more
Self-control
Conclusion.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 19, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-936664-0
1-280-49885-4
9786613594082
0-19-989614-3
OCLC:
794176609

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