THE WEAKNESS OF WILL AND SELF-CONTROL:
A DISCUSSION AROUND THE THEORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
Keywords:
Weakness of the will, Self-control, Executive functions, Self-regulation, Better judgmentAbstract
This article aims to reflect on the concepts of the weakness of will and self-control from the perspective of the Executive Functions. By locating the problem of the weakness of the will in the field of failures in self-control, it is plausible to examine psychological and environmental viewpoints that intervene in in said phenomenon and try to understand which are the general aspects that introduce. In this sense, it is required to discuss the thesis of the Executive Functions from the idea of the extended willpower to examine its viability and its limitations.
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Vierkant, T. (2014). Mental Muscles and the Extended Will. Topoi, 33(1), 57–65.
Published
2019-07-31
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Landinez Guio, D. (2019). THE WEAKNESS OF WILL AND SELF-CONTROL:: A DISCUSSION AROUND THE THEORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS. LÍMITE Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy & Psychology, 14. Retrieved from https://revistalimite.uta.cl/index.php/limite/article/view/113
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