Author: ALFRED R. MELE
Title: Irrationality
Description: Oxford University Press, 1992. Paperback. Pp: 183. Although much human action serves as proof that irrational behavior is remarkably common, certain forms of irrationality-most notably, incontinent action and self-deception-pose such difficult theoretical problems that philosophers have rejected them as logically or psychologically impossible. Here, Mele shows that, and how, incontinent action and self-deception are indeed possible. Drawing upon recent experimental work in the psychology of action and inference, he advances naturalized explanations of akratic action and self-deception while resolving the paradoxes around which the philosophical literature revolves. In addition, he defends an account of self-control, argues that "strict" akratic action is an insurmountable obstacle for traditional belief-desire models of action-explanation, and explains how a considerably modified model accommodates action of this sort. ISBN: 9780195080018. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
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Title: Irrationality
Description: Oxford University Press, 1992. Paperback. Pp: 183. Although much human action serves as proof that irrational behavior is remarkably common, certain forms of irrationality-most notably, incontinent action and self-deception-pose such difficult theoretical problems that philosophers have rejected them as logically or psychologically impossible. Here, Mele shows that, and how, incontinent action and self-deception are indeed possible. Drawing upon recent experimental work in the psychology of action and inference, he advances naturalized explanations of akratic action and self-deception while resolving the paradoxes around which the philosophical literature revolves. In addition, he defends an account of self-control, argues that "strict" akratic action is an insurmountable obstacle for traditional belief-desire models of action-explanation, and explains how a considerably modified model accommodates action of this sort. ISBN: 9780195080018. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780195080018
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- Book number: 2123102
- Book number: 2123102
See more books from our catalog: Filosofie