Weakness of Will and Practical Identity
In this article, I develop an Augustinian response to some contemporary philosophical proposals concerning the problem of weakness of will. I argue that many philosophers tend to cast the problem in terms of irrationality, focusing on psychological components such as judgment, desire, and resolution...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage
[2020]
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Studies in Christian ethics
Jahr: 2020, Band: 33, Heft: 4, Seiten: 463-478 |
RelBib Classification: | KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum NBE Anthropologie VA Philosophie ZD Psychologie |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Augustine
B Irrationality B Weakness of will B Akrasia B Practical identity |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this article, I develop an Augustinian response to some contemporary philosophical proposals concerning the problem of weakness of will. I argue that many philosophers tend to cast the problem in terms of irrationality, focusing on psychological components such as judgment, desire, and resolution. In contrast, I contend that weakness of will has more to do with the absence of a coherent conception of practical identity and with a misleading conception of practical identity that overestimates the agent’s normative and motivational capacities. I claim that the irrationality of the weak-willed agent is at best a symptom, rather than the ultimate source, of weakness of will which cannot be properly understood without first addressing the deficiency of our internal resources relative to our willing and doing. |
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ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946820909746 |