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Practical reason, Aristotle, and weakness of the will / Norman O. Dahl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dahl, Norman O., author.
- Series:
- Minnesota publications in the humanities ; v. 4.
- Minnesota publications in the humanities ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aristotle--Ethics.
- Aristotle.
- Ethics, Ancient.
- Practical reason--History.
- Practical reason.
- Ethics--History.
- Ethics.
- Reason--History.
- Reason.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 302 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1984.
- Language Note:
- English.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Practical reason and Aristotle. A statement of the problem
- Aristotle and Hume: a preliminary contrast
- Reason and general ends
- The pervasiveness of Aristotle's views on practical reason
- The apparent support for the Humean position
- A summary of the argument
- The interest of Aristotle's position on practical reason: happiness and the good relative to human beings
- Does Aristotle's position on practical reason provide an adequate basis for ethics?
- Part 2. Aristotle and weakness of the will. The traditional interpretation: some problems and preliminaries
- An argument for the traditional interpretation
- An argument for an alternative interpretation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780816655618 (electronic bk.)
- 0816655618 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90100505407
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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