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 wea

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Dust jacket, back cover: In this book, Risto Saarinen studies Martin Luther's understanding of the gift and related issues such as favours and benefits, faith a

Fresh translations of key texts, exhaustive coverage from Plato to Kant, and detailed commentary by expert scholars of philosophy add up to make this sourcebook