The Possibility of Akrasia from the viewpoint of Socrates and Aristotle
When an agent acts contrary to his, all-things-considered, best judgment while he is able to do the best he acts akratically. Socrates for the first time posed the problem. He believed that akrasia is impossible since nobody can act wrong intentionally or waiver the best. But it sometimes seems that...
Main Author: | Gholam Hossein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen Languages
2015-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Philosophical Investigations |
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Online Access: | http://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_3709_635.html |
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