Akrasia in Greek philosophy : from Socrates to Plotinus /

Discussions on akrasia (lack of control, or weakness of will) in Greek philosophy have been particularily vivid and intense for the past two decades. Standard stories that presented Socrates as the philosopher who simply denied the phenomenon, and Plato and Aristotle as rehabilitating it straightfor...

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Other Authors: Bobonich, Christopher., Destrée, Pierre.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2007.

Series: Philosophia antiqua, v. 106
Philosophia Antiqua 106.
Philosophia Antiqua Online, ISBN: 9789004319752.

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Call Number: BJ1468.5 .A47 2007

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée
  • Socrates On Akrasia, Knowledge, And The Power Of Appearance /
  • Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith
  • A Problem In The Gorgias: How Is Punishment Supposed To Help With Intellectual Error? /
  • Christopher Rowe
  • Plato On Akrasia And Knowing Your Own Mind /
  • Chris Bobonich
  • Unified Agency And Akrasia In Platos Republic /
  • Christopher Shields
  • Thirst As Desire For Good /
  • Roslyn Weiss
  • Akrasia And The Structure Of The Passions In Platos Timaeus /
  • Gabriela Roxana Carone
  • Plato And Enkrateia /
  • Louis-André Dorion
  • Aristotle On The Causes Of Akrasia /
  • Pierre Destrée
  • Akrasia And The Method Of Ethics /
  • Marco Zingano
  • Aristotles Weak Akrates: What Does Her Ignorance Consist In? /
  • David Charles
  • Akrasia And Enkrateia In Ancient Stoicism: Minor Vice And Minor Virtue? /
  • Jean-Baptiste Gourinat
  • Epictetus On Moral Responsibility For Precipitate Action /
  • Ricardo Salles
  • Plotinus On Akrasia: The Neoplatonic Synthesis /
  • Lloyd Gerson
  • References /
  • Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée
  • Index Of Ancient Sources /
  • Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée
  • Index Of Modern Authors /
  • Christopher Bobonich and Pierre Destrée.