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OverviewOriginally published in 1990, this book deals with the question of akrasia, weakness of will, or knowing better but doing worse. Versions of this principle are presupposed by Socrates and Plato, articulated as the ‘practical syllogism’ in Aristotle and play a central role in modern decision theory. The book considers the psychological explanation for this and different responses to the problem. The work is of interest not only as a piece of classical scholarship, action theory and moral psychology, but as a piece of meta-philosophy, and the philosophy about the methodology of philosophical disputes. It has enduring relevance as the problem of akrasia continues to be the object of much philosophical argument. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eunice BelgumPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.467kg ISBN: 9780367476441ISBN 10: 0367476444 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 01 June 2022 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews
Author InformationEunice Belgum was born in 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, where she lived for ten years until her family moved to Fargo, North Dakota. She did her undergraduate work at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, spending her senior year at Oxford, after which she proceeded to graduate work in philosophy at Harvard. From 1974 until1976, she taught at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and then at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, until her death. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |