Weakness of will and akrasia

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-404

  Mele, Alfred ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Akrasia; Intention; Judgment; Weakness of will

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955577529     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-009-9418-2     Document Type: Article

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