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" Willing, wanting, waiting / "
Richard Holton.
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BL
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988507
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b742877
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| Main Entry
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Holton, Richard,1962-
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Willing, wanting, waiting /\ Richard Holton.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages)
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0191568759
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: 019170654X
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: 0199214573
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: 1282268740
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: 6612268743
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: 9780191568756
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: 9780191706547
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: 9780199214570
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: 9781282268746
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: 9786612268748
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0199692289
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9780199692286
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index.
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| Contents
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Intention -- Belief -- Choice -- Weakness of will -- Temptation -- Strength of will -- Rationality -- Freedom.
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Richard Holton presents an original account of intention, choice, weakness of will, strength of will, temptation, addiction, and freedom of the will. He argues that, rather than being the pinnacle of rationality, the central components of the will are there to compensate for our inability to make or maintain sound judgments. - ;Richard Holton provides a unified account of intention, choice, weakness of will, strength of will, temptation, addiction, and freedom of the will. Drawing on recent psychological research, he argues that, rather than being the pinnacle of rationality, the central compo.
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Will.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Movements-- Humanism.
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Will.
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| Dewey Classification
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128/.3
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BJ1461.H563 2009eb
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