Toilet training, first place to learn self-control

Anna Christie has produced a preliminary report on the increasing age of infant toilet training in Western countries over the last few decades. This is a major change in early learning of self-control, but there appear to be no (repeat, absolutely none) studies on the effect of this huge societal experiment. Anyone with information should post a comment.

Judy Stove on Akrasia

Judy Stove presented a paper, 'The Dragged-Around Slave and the Leaky Jar: Akrasia and Akolasia in the Protagoras and Gorgias' to the Australasian Society for Ancient Philosophy (ASAP) panel, Australasian Society for Classical Studies Conference, 29 January 2008, Christchurch, New Zealand.