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Autonomous Agents: From Self-Control to Autonomy

By Alfred R. Mele (NHC Fellow, 1992–93) Explores the related topics of self‐control and personal autonomy. Self‐control is understood as the contrary of akrasia or weakness of will, and autonomy is placed in the family of metaphysical freedom concepts: most notably, free will, free choice, and free action. The book's first half develops an analysis … Continued