Author: Daniel P. Thero
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9401203423
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book 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.
Understanding Moral Weakness
Weakness of Will from Plato to the Present (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy, Volume 49)
Author: Tobias Hoffmann
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 081321520X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In thirteen original essays, eminent scholars of the history of philosophy and of contemporary philosophy examine weakness of will, or incontinence--the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment.
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 081321520X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In thirteen original essays, eminent scholars of the history of philosophy and of contemporary philosophy examine weakness of will, or incontinence--the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment.
Aristotle's Conception of Moral Weakness
Author: James Jerome Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The Weakness of the Will
Author: Justin Gosling
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134966814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134966814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A Philosophical Reader on Moral Weakness
Author: Kirk Fitzpatrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607970064
Category : Akrasia
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This text functions as a collection of primary source materials for researches and students of moral weakness. It is tailor-made for upper-division courses on Moral Weakness, Praise and Blame, Action Explanation, and other such topics. It can function as the text for Ethics, Moral Issues, Moral Decision, and other such topics. It can also function as a text for an Introduction to Philosophy, when augmented with other texts. In some contexts the text can stand-alone, but it functions especially well when augmented by secondary sources. By strategically pairing secondary texts with the primary texts, a professor can focus on different epochs, or selections, as personal taste directs. (From internet site "Linus Publications")
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607970064
Category : Akrasia
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This text functions as a collection of primary source materials for researches and students of moral weakness. It is tailor-made for upper-division courses on Moral Weakness, Praise and Blame, Action Explanation, and other such topics. It can function as the text for Ethics, Moral Issues, Moral Decision, and other such topics. It can also function as a text for an Introduction to Philosophy, when augmented with other texts. In some contexts the text can stand-alone, but it functions especially well when augmented by secondary sources. By strategically pairing secondary texts with the primary texts, a professor can focus on different epochs, or selections, as personal taste directs. (From internet site "Linus Publications")
Weakness of Will in Renaissance and Reformation Thought
Author: Risto Saarinen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199606811
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The question of why people act against their better judgment has always been prominent in philosophy. Risto Saarinen presents the first study of ideas about weakness of the will between 1350 and 1650. He shows how the understanding of human conduct and free will changed in this formative period between medieval times and modernity.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199606811
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The question of why people act against their better judgment has always been prominent in philosophy. Risto Saarinen presents the first study of ideas about weakness of the will between 1350 and 1650. He shows how the understanding of human conduct and free will changed in this formative period between medieval times and modernity.
Reading Aristotle's Ethics
Author: Aristide Tessitore
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791430477
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Presents the Nicomachean Ethics as a work of political philosophy, emphasizing the interplay between its practical political concerns and its underlying philosophic perspective and arguing that it is rhetorical in the precise Aristotelian meaning of the term.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791430477
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Presents the Nicomachean Ethics as a work of political philosophy, emphasizing the interplay between its practical political concerns and its underlying philosophic perspective and arguing that it is rhetorical in the precise Aristotelian meaning of the term.
Ethics for A-Level
Author: Mark Dimmock
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783743913
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
What does pleasure have to do with morality? What role, if any, should intuition have in the formation of moral theory? If something is ‘simulated’, can it be immoral? This accessible and wide-ranging textbook explores these questions and many more. Key ideas in the fields of normative ethics, metaethics and applied ethics are explained rigorously and systematically, with a vivid writing style that enlivens the topics with energy and wit. Individual theories are discussed in detail in the first part of the book, before these positions are applied to a wide range of contemporary situations including business ethics, sexual ethics, and the acceptability of eating animals. A wealth of real-life examples, set out with depth and care, illuminate the complexities of different ethical approaches while conveying their modern-day relevance. This concise and highly engaging resource is tailored to the Ethics components of AQA Philosophy and OCR Religious Studies, with a clear and practical layout that includes end-of-chapter summaries, key terms, and common mistakes to avoid. It should also be of practical use for those teaching Philosophy as part of the International Baccalaureate. Ethics for A-Level is of particular value to students and teachers, but Fisher and Dimmock’s precise and scholarly approach will appeal to anyone seeking a rigorous and lively introduction to the challenging subject of ethics. Tailored to the Ethics components of AQA Philosophy and OCR Religious Studies.
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783743913
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
What does pleasure have to do with morality? What role, if any, should intuition have in the formation of moral theory? If something is ‘simulated’, can it be immoral? This accessible and wide-ranging textbook explores these questions and many more. Key ideas in the fields of normative ethics, metaethics and applied ethics are explained rigorously and systematically, with a vivid writing style that enlivens the topics with energy and wit. Individual theories are discussed in detail in the first part of the book, before these positions are applied to a wide range of contemporary situations including business ethics, sexual ethics, and the acceptability of eating animals. A wealth of real-life examples, set out with depth and care, illuminate the complexities of different ethical approaches while conveying their modern-day relevance. This concise and highly engaging resource is tailored to the Ethics components of AQA Philosophy and OCR Religious Studies, with a clear and practical layout that includes end-of-chapter summaries, key terms, and common mistakes to avoid. It should also be of practical use for those teaching Philosophy as part of the International Baccalaureate. Ethics for A-Level is of particular value to students and teachers, but Fisher and Dimmock’s precise and scholarly approach will appeal to anyone seeking a rigorous and lively introduction to the challenging subject of ethics. Tailored to the Ethics components of AQA Philosophy and OCR Religious Studies.
Weakness of Will
Author: Geoffrey Mortimore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The Ascription of Moral Weakness
Author: Denys Turner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description