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The Thief of Time

Philosophical Essays on Procrastination

by Chrisoula Andreou, Mark D. White

  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.1 cm

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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?
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  • Author

    Mark D. White

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    May 2012

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    320

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199917372

  • ISBN-10

    019991737X

  • Eden Code

    4564532

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