Irrationality: An Essay on Akrasia, Self-Deception, and Self-Control
Oxford University Press (1987)
| Abstract | 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 | |||||||||
| Keywords | Behavior Deception Epistemology Irrationality Judgment Rationality Self-control Society | |||||||||
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| Call number | B824.2.M45 1987 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0195080017 0195043219 9780195080018 | |||||||||
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