Is Synchronic Self-Control Possible?

How is Willpower Possible? The Puzzle of Synchronic Self-Control and the Divided Mind

The exercise of willpower is puzzling because it seems to require that a person both most wants to act on a wayward desire, and most wants to resist this desire, and this seems impossible. There are two accounts that try to resolve this puzzle of synchronic self-control, Jeanette Kennett and Michael Smith’s ‘non-actional’ account and Alfred Mele’s ‘ancillary action’ account. I criticize these a...

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1. Setor de Epidemiologia de Doenças Infecto-Contagiosas, Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. 2. Setor de Doenças Transmissíveis e Imunopreveníveis, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde e Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Endereço para correspondência: Dr. Fernando Portela Câmara. Setor de Epidemiologia de Doenças Infecto-Contagiosas...

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