Breakdown of will

TLDR: In this paper, the authors discuss the breakdown of the will in decision science: do we make choices by destres or by judgments, and how the warp in how we evaluate the future can create involuntary behaviors.

Abstract: Preface Part I. Breakdowns of Will: The Puzzle of Akrasia: 1. Introduction 2. The dichotomy at the root of decision science: do we make choices by destres or by judgments? 3. The warp in how we evaluate the future 4. The warp can create involuntary behaviors: pains, hungers, emotions Part II. A Breakdown of the Will: The Components of Intertemporal Bargaining: 5. The elementary interaction of interests 6. Sophisticated bargaining among internal interests 7. The subjective experience of intertemporal bargaining 8. Getting evidence about a nonlinear motivational system Part III. The Ultimate Breakdown of Will: Nothing Fails Like Success: 9. The downside of willpower 10. An efficient will undermines appetite 11. The need to maintain appetite eclipses the will 12. Conclusions Notes References Indexes.