Understanding Moral Weakness

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Author:
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, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, and several contemporary philosophers.
Copyright Year:
2006
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978-94-012-0342-5
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978-90-420-2078-8
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01 Jan 2006
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Editor’s Introduction
Acknowledgments
One: The Problem of Moral Weakness
Two: Socrates
Three: Aristotle
Four: Augustine
Five: Aquinas
Six: Weak Akrasia
Seven: Strict Akrasia
Eight: Habit and Moral Weakness
Nine: Future Prospects
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
Index
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Publisher:
Brill
Language:
English
Pages:
ix, 166 pp.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401203425

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