206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
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Research on self-control in both philosophy and psychology is thriving. Yet, despite a wealth of recent philosophical work on the exercise of self-control, there has been surprisingly little empirically informed work in philosophy on self-control as a psychological trait. This book aims to fill this gap.
There is abundant evidence that self-control is beneficial both to those who have it and to... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Self-Regulation and Self-Control
3. Self-Control-Related Traits
4. Contradictions in Continence
5. Tensions in Temperance
6. High Trait Self-Control and the Indirect Harmony Hypothesis
7. Self-Control, Executive Function, and Effort
8. Self-Control-Related Traits and Human Excellence
9. Conclusion
Biography
Matthew C. Haug is an associate professor of philosophy at William & Mary. He works on issues in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, moral psychology, and related areas. He is the editor of Philosophical Methodology: The Armchair or the Laboratory? (Routledge, 2014).
