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Thief of Time: Philosophical Essays on Procrastination
Contributor(s): Andreou, Chrisoula (Editor), White, Mark (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0195376684     ISBN-13: 9780195376685
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $123.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Movements - Humanism
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 128.4
LCCN: 2009021750
Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.52" W x 9.4" L (1.31 lbs) 320 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 10/11/2010 pg. 110
 
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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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