| Description |
1 online resource (809 pages) |
| Series |
Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; 40 |
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Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; 40.
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| Contents |
Einleitung -- Leidenschaftliche Begierde contra Vernunft : die Akrasia-Debatte der klassischen Antike -- "Denn nicht das, was ich will, tue ich ..." : die Diskussionen über die menschliche Freiheit in der christlichen Spätantike -- Unwilliges Handeln (invitus facere) und liberum arbitrium als Problem im 11. und 12. Jahrhundert -- Zwischen Intellektualismus und Voluntarismus : die scholastische Debatte um die Willensschwäche im 13. Jahrhundert -- Schluss -- Quellen- und Literaturverzeichnis -- Index |
| Summary |
'Weakness of the will' is often used as a shorthand expression to describe a situation in which a person acts against his/her better judgement. This well-known phenomenon poses a serious philosophical problem because it questions deeply our self-understanding as rational agents. This volume offers the first comprehensive investigation into the roots of the present discussion of this subject. Four principal areas constitute the basic framework of the history of this problem: (1) the debate on akrasia in classical Greece; (2) the Christian understanding of weakness of will in late Antiquity; (3) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Medieval.
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Philosophy -- History.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
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Philosophy
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Philosophy, Medieval
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789461660268 |
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946166026X |
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9058677524 |
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9789058677525 |
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