An empirical solution to the puzzle of weakness of will

Synthese (12):1-21 (2018)
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This paper presents an empirical solution to the puzzle of weakness of will. Specifically, it presents a theory of action, grounded in contemporary cognitive neuroscientific accounts of decision making, that explains the phenomenon of weakness of will without resulting in a puzzle.

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10.1007/s11229-018-1712-0

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