Irrationality: An Essay on Akrasia, Self-Deception, and Self-Control
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- Synopsis
- Although much human action serves as proof that irrational behavior is remarkably common, certain forms of irrationality--most notably, incontinent action and self-deception--pose such difficult theoretical problems that philosophers have rejected them as logically or psychologically impossible. Here, Mele shows that, and how, incontinent action and self-deception are indeed possible. Drawing upon recent experimental work in the psychology of action and inference, he advances naturalized explanations of akratic action and self-deception while resolving the paradoxes around which the philosophical literature revolves. In addition, he defends an account of self-control, argues that "strict" akratic action is an insurmountable obstacle for traditional belief-desire models of action-explanation, and explains how a considerably modified model accommodates action of this sort.
- Copyright:
- 1992
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780195359879
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780195080018, 9780195043211, 9780195080018, 9780195043211
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/07/22
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
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- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy
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- This is a copyrighted book.