{"product_id":"irrationality-an-essay-on-akrasia-selfdeception-and-selfcontrol-9780195043211","title":"Irrationality: An Essay on Akrasia, Self-Deception, and Self-Control","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrrationality: An Essay on Akrasia, Self-Deception, and Self-Control\u003c\/strong\u003e by Mele, Alfred R.. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780195043211.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44955516436533,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195043219","price":316.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195043211_4b825671-2a6d-4a6a-8a22-d2a19b2cc61a.jpg?v=1781257112","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/irrationality-an-essay-on-akrasia-selfdeception-and-selfcontrol-9780195043211","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}