Breakdown of will / George Ainslie.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and indexes.

Introduction -- The Dichotomy at the root of decision science: do we make choices by desire or by judgements -- The warp in how we evaluate the future -- The warp can create involuntary behaviors: pains, hungers, emotions -- The elementary interaction of interests -- Sophisticated bargaining among internal interests -- The subjective experience of intertemporal bargaining -- Getting evidence about a nonlinear motivational system -- The downside of willpower -- An efficient will undermines appetite --The need to maintain appetite eclipses the will.