Understanding moral weakness
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Understanding moral weakness
（Value inquiry book series, v. 183）
Rodopi, 2006
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
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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