Brandt on Self-Control

Philip Pettit; Michael Smith

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Brandt on Self-Control

Philip Pettit, Michael Smith

School of Philosophy

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There are three questions about self00ADcontrol that we discuss in this essay. The first is, what occasions self00ADcontrol: what circumstances call for the exercise of the virtue? The second is, what constitutes self00ADcontrol: what sort of psychological traits can realize it? And the third is, what recommends self00ADcontrol: what is there to be said in favour of the virtue? Richard Brandt has put forward views, explicitly and implicitly, on all of these questions and the aim of the essay is to examine his views critically. We are in sympathy with many aspects of his approach but, as will appear, we defend a picture that differs significantly from that which we find in his works.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mind, Morality, and Explanation
Subtitle of host publication	Selected Collaborations
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	354-374
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781383039337
ISBN (Print)	9780199253364
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199253364.003.0017
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2024

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