Weakness of will in Renaissance and Reformation thought [electronic resource] / Risto Saarinen. Saarinen, Risto. Will Philosophy. Change (Psychology) Philosophy, Renaissance. Philosophy and religion. Reformation. BF611 128.3 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The question of why people act against their better judgment has always been prominent in philosophy. Risto Saarinen presents the first study of ideas about weakness of the will between 1350 and 1650. He shows how the understanding of human conduct and free will changed in this formative period between medieval times and modernity. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (256 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199606818.001.0001 eng