Weakness of will in Renaissance and Reformation thought /

The question of why people act against their better judgment has always been prominent in philosophy. Risto Saarinen presents the first study of ideas about weakness of the will between 1350 and 1650. He shows how the understanding of human conduct and free will changed in this formative period betw...

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1. Verfasser:
Saarinen, Risto
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Zusammenfassung:
The question of why people act against their better judgment has always been prominent in philosophy. Risto Saarinen presents the first study of ideas about weakness of the will between 1350 and 1650. He shows how the understanding of human conduct and free will changed in this formative period between medieval times and modernity.
Umfang:
1 online resource (248 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-283-26976-7
9786613269768
0-19-161940-X
Schlagworte:
Will.
Change (Psychology)
Philosophy, Renaissance.
Philosophy and religion.
Reformation.
Renaissance.
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