Weakness of will and practical irrationality /
Among the many practical failures that threaten us, weakness of will or akrasia is often considered to be a paradigm of irrationality. The 11 essays in this collection, by an international team of philosophers, give an overview of the debate over weakness of will and practical irrationality.
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Clarendon,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Among the many practical failures that threaten us, weakness of will or akrasia is often considered to be a paradigm of irrationality. The 11 essays in this collection, by an international team of philosophers, give an overview of the debate over weakness of will and practical irrationality. |
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| Item Description: | Based on a conference held at the Université de Montréal in May 2001. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191601842 0191601845 1281925071 9781281925077 9786611925079 6611925074 0191531456 9780191531453 0199257361 9780199257362 |