Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy
|
Buy Now
The Thief of Time - Philosophical Essays on Procrastination (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,204
Discovery Miles 12 040
|
|
The Thief of Time - Philosophical Essays on Procrastination (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Donate to Against Period Poverty
Total price: R1,224
Discovery Miles: 12 240
|
When we fail to achieve our goals, procrastination is often the
culprit. But how exactly is procrastination to be understood? It
has been described as imprudent, irrational, inconsistent, and even
immoral, but there has been no sustained philosophical debate
concerning the topic. This edited volume starts in on the task of
integrating the problem of procrastination into philosophical
inquiry. The focus is on exploring procrastination in relation to
agency, rationality, and ethics - topics that philosophy is
well-suited to address. Theoretically and empirically informed
analyses are developed and applied with the aim of shedding light
on a vexing practical problem that generates a great deal of
frustration, regret, and harm. Some of the key questions that are
addressed include the following: How can we analyze procrastination
in a way that does justice to both its voluntary and its
self-defeating dimensions? What kind of practical failing is
procrastination? Is it a form of weakness of will? Is it the
product of fragmented agency? Is it a vice? Given the nature of
procrastination, what are the most promising coping strategies?
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.