Weakness of Will from Plato to the Present

Klappentext In thirteen original essays! eminent scholars of the history of philosophy and of contemporary philosophy examine weakness of will! or incontinencethe phenomenon of acting contrary to ones better judgment. The volume covers all major periods of western philosophy! from antiquity through the Middle Ages and the modern period down to the present. Zusammenfassung Examines weakness of will! or incontinence - the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment. This volume covers various major periods of western philosophy! from antiquity through the Middle Ages and from the modern period onwards. It addresses the issue from the vantage point of Libertarianism.

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• Authors: Tobias Hoffman, Tobias (EDT) Hoffmann
• Assisted by: Tobias Hoffmann (Editor)
• Publisher: Catholic univ of america press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9780813215204
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-1520-4
• No. of pages: 316
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy; Studies in Philosophy & the Hi; Studies in Philosophy & the Hi; Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works