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Abstract
My primary aim in Irrationality: An Essay on Akrasia, Self‐Deception, and Self‐Control (1987) is to show that and how akratic action and self‐deception are possible. The control that normal agents have over their actions and beliefs figures in the analysis and explanation of both phenomena. For that reason, an examination of self‐control plays a central role in the book. In addition, I devote a chapter each to akratic belief and the explanation of intentional action. A precis of the book will provide a useful context for the three essays that follow.