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Patterns, acts, and self-control: Rachlin's theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Robert Kane
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1180. rkane@emx.cc.utexas.edu

Abstract

Regarding Rachlin's behavioral act/pattern theory of self-control, it is argued that some cases of self-control involve pattern/ pattern conflicts rather than merely act/pattern conflicts and that – if all cases of self-control are to be accounted for – some patterns must be viewed as internal representational states of mind (plans) rather than merely as patterns of actual overt behavior.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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