书名: Weakness of the Will (The Problems of Philosophy Their Past and Present)
作者: Justin Gosling (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (October 25, 1990)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415034353
ISBN-13: 978-0415034357
Book Description
Weakness of the Will gives an excellent historical survey of philosophers' puzzles about the possibility of deliberately taking the worse course. Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, a selection of medieval philosophers, and more contemporary philosophers are explored to illustrate why and how they avoid discussing the problem.
Review
"Gosling . . . has written a very good book as part of a distinguished series . . .." -- Choice - 1991
"[A] first rate piece of work which will make a substantial contribution to the subject . . . Existing discussions of these problems tend to be abstract and excessively rationalistic. Gosling brings the problems down to earth, with a rich variety of carefully drawn examples and nice distinctions . . . forcing the reader again and again to question common formulations and standing presumptions. The resulting view is complex but convincing." -- Professor Gene Mason, University of Minnesota
About the Author
Justin Gosling is the Principal of St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford.
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作者: Justin Gosling (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (October 25, 1990)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415034353
ISBN-13: 978-0415034357
Book Description
Weakness of the Will gives an excellent historical survey of philosophers' puzzles about the possibility of deliberately taking the worse course. Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, a selection of medieval philosophers, and more contemporary philosophers are explored to illustrate why and how they avoid discussing the problem.
Review
"Gosling . . . has written a very good book as part of a distinguished series . . .." -- Choice - 1991
"[A] first rate piece of work which will make a substantial contribution to the subject . . . Existing discussions of these problems tend to be abstract and excessively rationalistic. Gosling brings the problems down to earth, with a rich variety of carefully drawn examples and nice distinctions . . . forcing the reader again and again to question common formulations and standing presumptions. The resulting view is complex but convincing." -- Professor Gene Mason, University of Minnesota
About the Author
Justin Gosling is the Principal of St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford.
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