May 16, 2017 09:19 am PDT
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The strange, mutating story of "willpower" and what we think it might be as of right now
"Willpower" began as an element of philosophical/theological arguments, used to explain riddles like how humans could commit sin even though they were created by a perfect, all-powerful god -- but it took on new meanings through the Enlightenment and then the Victorians imbued it with mystical, all-important significance, as a kind of synonym for morality and goodness. (more…)
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