Understanding Moral Weakness / / Daniel P. Thero.
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, Aristotl...
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Superior document: | Value Inquiry Book Series ; 183 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006. |
Year of Publication: | 2006 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Value Inquiry Book Series ;
183. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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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. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9401203423 1429456515 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Daniel P. Thero. |