Autonomous agents : from self-control to autonomy /
Alfred Mele examines the concept of self-control on its terms, followed by an examination of its bearing on one's actions, beliefs, and emotions. He considers how, by understanding self-control, man can shed light on autonomous behaviour.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1995.
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| Series: | Oxford University Press on-line.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=55798 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- PART I
- 1. Introduction: Self-Control and Personal Autonomy
- 2. Better Judgment: Nature and Function
- 3. Exercising Self-Control: A Motivational Problem
- 4. Self-Control, Akrasia, and Second-Order Desires
- 5. Self-Control and Belief
- 6. Self-Control, Akrasia, and Emotion
- 7. The Upper Reaches of Self-Control and the Ideally Self-Controlled Person
- PART II
- 8. Transition: From Self-Control to Autonomy
- 9. Psychological Autonomy and Personal History
- 10. Compatibilist Autonomy and Autonomous Action
- 11. Problems for Libertarians
- 12. Incompatibilist Autonomy and Autonomous Action
- 13. Assessing the Denial of Autonomy
- References
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
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- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
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- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
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