This Element considers Kant's conception of self-control and the role it plays in his moral philosophy. It offers a detailed interpretation of the different terms used by Kant to explain the phenomenon of moral self-control, such as 'autocracy' and 'inner freedom'. Following Kant's own suggestions, the proposed reading examines the Kantian capacity for
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Temptation and Social Security in a Dynastic Framework [PDF]
We investigate welfare and aggregate implications of a pay as you go (PAYG) social security system in a dynastic framework in which agents have self-control problems.
Cagri Seda Kumru, Chung Tran
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The Effects of Anxiety and Self-Control on Smartphone Addiction Among Children and Adolescents at Risk for Depression. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Kwak M, Bae E, Choi W, Lim MH.
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Self-Regulation through Goal Setting [PDF]
Goals are an important source of motivation. But little is known about why and how people set them. We address these questions in a model based on two stylized facts from psychology and behavioral economics: i) Goals serve as reference points for ...
Koch, Alexander K., Nafziger, Julia
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Self-Control, Intoxication and Violence: A Cross-National Comparison of English and Swedish Adolescents. [PDF]
Int CriminolTreiber K, Svensson R.
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Acute Effects of Adding Self-Control Tasks to the Daily Mile on Subsequent Cognition and Enjoyment in Children. [PDF]
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Commentary: Attentional control and the self: The Self Attention Network (SAN)
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Adolfo M. García +7 more
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Rosca Participation in Benin: a Commitment Issue [PDF]
In the light of first-hand data from a Beninese urban household survey in Cotonou, we investigate several motives aiming to explain participation in Rotating Savings and Credit ASsociations. We provide anecdotal pieces of evidence, descriptive statistics,
Olivier Dagnelie, Philippe LeMay-Boucher
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Restoring Engagement in Digital Self-Control Tools Using Nudge Reconfiguration Prompts: Quasi-Experimental Study. [PDF]
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Pension Contributions as a Commitment device: evidence of sophistication among time-inconsistent households [PDF]
Sophisticated agents with self-control problems value commitment devices that constrain future choices. Using Australian household data, I test whether these households value commitment devices in the form of illiquid pension contributions.
Patricia Sourdin
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