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082			_a185 THE
100			_a"Thero, Daniel P."
245		0	_aUnderstanding moral weakness
260			_aNew York
260			_bRodopi
260			_c2006
300			_a166p.
365			_b36
365			_dRS
520			_aThis book considers the common human predicament that we often choose an action other than the one we perceive to be best. Philosophers know this problem as akrasia. The author develops a nuanced understanding of the nature and causes of akrasia by integrating the best insights of Socrates, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, and several contemporary philosophers.
650			_aPhilosophy
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