Weakness of Will and Practical Irrationality
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 6 December 2007
- ISBN 9780199235957
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages328 pages
- Size 234x157x20 mm
- Weight 522 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Sarah Stroud and Christine Tappolet present eleven original essays on weakness of will, a topic bridging moral philosophy and philosophy of mind, and the subject of much current attention. An international team of established scholars and younger talent provide perspectives on all the key issues in this fascinating debate.
MoreLong description:
Among the many practical failures that threaten us, weakness of will or akrasia is often considered to be a paradigm of irrationality. The eleven new essays in this collection, written by an excellent international team of philosophers, some well-established, some younger scholars, give a rich overview of the current debate over weakness of will and practical irrationality more generally. Issues covered include classical questions such as the distinction between weakness and compulsion, the connection between evaluative judgement and motivation, the role of emotions in akrasia, rational agency, and the existence of the will. The also include new topics, such as group akrasia, strength of will, the nature of correct choice, the structure of decision theory, the temporality of prudential reasons, and emotional rationality. Because these questions cut across philosophy of mind and ethics, the collection will be essential reading for scholars, postgraduates, and upper-level undergraduates in both these fields.
Review from previous edition ...a valuable resource for anyone interested in the nature of rational action.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Rational Capacities, or: How to Distinguish Recklessness, Weakness, and Compulsion
How is Strength of Will Possible?
Akrasia, Collective and Individual
Emotions and the Intelligibility of Akratic Action
Weakness of Will and Practical Judgement
Accidie, Evaluation, and Motivation
The Work of the Will
Choosing Rationally and Choosing Correctly
Prudence and the Temporal Structure of Practical Reasons
Practical Irrationality and the Structure of Decision Theory
Paradoxical Emotion: On sui generis Emotional Irrationality
