10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AKRATIC»
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The Oxford Handbook of Rationality
Not all akratic action is of the strict kind. In this section, without aspiring to be
exhaustive, I identify two additional kinds discussed in the literature. I also
comment on the question of whether strict akratic action is necessarily irrational.
Socrates ...
Alfred R. Mele William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Piers Rawling Associate Professor of Philosophy both at Florida State University, 2003
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Singularity and Other Possibilities: Panenmentalist Novelties
be latent or unconscious, must be unfelt, to the extent that the akratic action is
actually performed instead of the wanted one. The causal possibility is denied or
disavowed, indeed, repressed, and practically does not affect the akrates's ...
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A Companion to the Philosophy of Action
The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions) Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts Discusses a range of ideas and ...
Timothy O'Connor, Constantine Sandis, 2012
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Understanding Moral Weakness
A person who is intemperate or vicious, in contrast, acts “from choice,” since that
person's actions are in accord with her or his corrupt principles and ends.74 A
third point of contrast has to do with a difference between the akratic syllogisms of
...
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Essays on Plato's Psychology
Introduction Philosophers from Plato to Davidson have long found akratic action
puzzling. One well-known sign of Plato's puzzlement is that although he rejects
the possibility of akratic action in the Protagoras, he reworks his moral
psychology ...
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An Incomparabilist Account of Akrasia
If akratic ignorance is not ignorance of the first syllogism, then the proposition of
which the akratic is unaware has nothing to do with the 'good' reasoning that (
unsuccessfully) directs him to act otherwise. This makes it much easier to see
how ...
Agnes Gellen Callard, 2008
akratic agents each form the correct choice, they should possess the same
characters. Indeed, Aristotle does sometimes write in ways that suggest just this.
He claims that akratic agents 'are not unjust, but they will do unjust acts' (NE 7.8.1
...
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Practical Conflicts: New Philosophical Essays
Elsewhere (see Mele 1996b), I dubbed akratic action of the type at issue in this
section "Socratic akratic action" (without meaning to suggest that Socrates
himself regarded these actions as akratic). In defending the thesis that no one
knowingly ...
Peter Baumann, Monika Betzler, 2004
First, if an action is not freely performed, it is not a strict akratic action. Second,
actions not freely performed may nevertheless be akratic. Consider the following
case. Andy, a semireformed heroin addict, now has a strong desire to drive to ...
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Emotion
12.2 AKRASIA AND THE GUIDANCE CONDITION According to a common
definition, akratic (or weak-willed) actions are done intentionally but 'against
one's better judgement'. Provided that akrasia in this sense is possible, we may ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AKRATIC»
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How Luck Undermines Free Will & Moral Responsibility
In chapter 6, Levy argues, contrary to the received view, that agents are not responsible for akratic actions, and so agents cannot begin a series ... «Metapsychology, Jul 14»
If we can't do it on our own, then let's lose weight together
We are akratic. We know what we should do, but we can't seem to make ourselves do it. We know what is in our interests – cut out chips, cake, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
Soul or No, Behavior Driven by Choice -- Not Metaphysics
That cast included a normal human, an “akratic” human with an inability to use his thoughts to control his actions, a cyborg with a human brain ... «PsychCentral.com, May 14»
Banning smoking in cars is bizarre, intrusive – and right
... it up without any real understanding of the risks, and when they do understand the risks they are akratic – they just can't help themselves. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
Rejoice! The rejection of female bishops is a wonderful day for …
The notion that without stigma we often act against our own interests is not new, it dates back to Aristotle's discussion of the akratic. But our loss ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
Tim Ferriss reddit AMA - on combatting procrastination
An akratic person goes against reason as a result of some pathos (“emotion,” “feeling”). Much of the philosophical literature takes akrasia to be ... «YouTube, Mar 12»
Boris, Britain's Blond Bombshell
(In his 2004 novel, Seventy Two Virgins, the author-based protagonist muses: “Maybe he wasn't a genuine akratic. Maybe it would be more ... «The Awl, Dec 11»
Just desserts in Tamil Nadu
It was a powerful rejection of a regime that, unable to distinguish right from wrong, went down in an akratic haze. Keywords: Tamil Nadu ... «The Hindu, May 11»
Not all procrastinating is created equal. Which do you do?
[I]t might be useful to think about two kinds of procrastination: the kind that is genuinely akratic and the kind that's telling you that what you're ... «Christian Science Monitor, Nov 10»
What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
In that sense, it might be useful to think about two kinds of procrastination: the kind that is genuinely akratic and the kind that's telling you that ... «New Yorker, Oct 10»
