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• Akrasia — (ancient Greek Polytonic|ἀκρασία, lacking command (over oneself) ), occasionally transliterated as acrasia, is the state of acting against one s better judgment. [Although this philosopher s technical term is usually employed in its Greek form (i …   Wikipedia

• Phronesis — (Greek: φρόνησις) in Aristotle s Nicomachean Ethics is the virtue of moral thought, usually translated practical wisdom , sometimes as prudence .Aristotle distinguishes between two intellectual virtues: sophia and phronesis . Sophia (usually… …   Wikipedia

• licentious — In contrast with the person suffering from akrasia, who feels the conflict yet succumbs to temptation, the licentious person is supposed to feel no conflict at all between low desire and the promptings of a better self or a higher reason. The… …   Philosophy dictionary

• akrasia — [ə kreɪzɪə, ə krasɪə] (also acrasia) noun chiefly Philosophy weakness of will, leading to someone acting against their better judgement. Derivatives akratic adjective Origin C19: from Gk, from a without + kratos power, strength …   English new terms dictionary