We have met the enemy : self-control in an age of excess /: self-control in an age of excess. (2011)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- We have met the enemy : self-control in an age of excess /: self-control in an age of excess. (2011)
- Main Title:
- We have met the enemy : self-control in an age of excess
- Further Information:
- Note: Daniel Akst.
- Other Names:
- Akst, Daniel
- Contents:
- A democracy of excess -- Sickening excess -- On having yourself committed -- The cost of good inventions -- The perils of prosperity -- Self-control and social change -- The Greek way -- The marshmallow test -- The seesaw struggle -- Let my people go -- The intimate contest -- The mind-body problem -- Self-control, free will, and other oxymorons -- Odysseus and the pigeons -- Crimes of passion -- Addiction, compulsion, and choice -- Tomorrow is another day -- Cutting loose -- Government and self-government -- Being your own godfather -- Carpe diem.
- Publisher Details:
- Melbourne : Scribe
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages)
- Subjects:
- 153.8
Self-control
Moderation
Excess (Philosophy)
Moderation
Self-control
Excess (Philosophy)
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781921753626
1921753625 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781922247353
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.
Note: Print version record. - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.395706
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- 02_411.xml