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Understanding moral weakness /
"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, Ar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2006.
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| Colección: | Value inquiry book series ;
v. 183. Value inquiry book series. Studies in the history of western philosophy. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 166 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429456517 1429456515 9042020784 9789042020788 9789401203425 9401203423 |