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Weakness of will and akrasia
Richard Holton has developed a view of the nature of weak-willed actions, and I have done the same for akratic actions. How well does this view of mine fare in the sphere of weakness of will? Considerably better than Holton’s view. That is a thesis of this article. The article’s aim is to clarify the nature of weak-willed actions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Modern Philosophy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2644-0652
DOI: 10.32881/jomp.105