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We have met the enemy: self-control in an age of excess
We have met the enemy: self-control in an age of excess
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Akst, Daniel
Publisher
Penguin Press
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
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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.
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Moderation
Self-control
Supply and demand
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9781594202810
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