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Akrasia and Ordinary Weakness of Will

Radoilska, Lubomira V. (2012) Akrasia and Ordinary Weakness of Will. Tópicos, 43 . pp. 25-50. ISSN 0188-6649. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:44279)

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Abstract

This article offers an account of akrasia as a primary

failure of intentional agency in contrast to a recent account

of weakness of will, developed by Richard Holton,

that also points to a kind of failure of intentional agency

but presents this as both separate from akrasia and more

fundamental than it. Drawing on Aristotle’s work, it is

argued that the failure of intentional agency articulated

by the concept of akrasia is the central case, whereas the

phenomenon Holton’s account is after, referred to as ‘ordinary

weakness of will’, is best understood as an unsuccessful

a?empt to tackle akrasia and, more specifically, a

secondary failure of intentional agency.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: Aristotle, blameworthiness, intentional agency, inverse akrasia, motivation, practical syllogism, reasons for action, planning, value, weakness of will.
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Lubomira Radoilska
Date Deposited: 11 Nov 2014 14:03 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:17 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/44279 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Radoilska, Lubomira V..

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-0459
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