Does akrasia exist?
The phenomenon intrigued Plato and Aristotle, because if we accept the Socratic equation between knowing a thing to be good and desiring it, then it becomes difficult to see how akrasia is possible. Yet the phenomenon evidently exists.
The phenomenon intrigued Plato and Aristotle, because if we accept the Socratic equation between knowing a thing to be good and desiring it, then it becomes difficult to see how akrasia is possible. Yet the phenomenon evidently exists.
