Questions tagged [weakness-of-will]
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'I can consent to be coerced at a later time' Is this a logical paradox?
The sentence seems to be a paradox. Defining coerce as persuading an unwilling person, while also having agreed to be persuaded would indicate you are not unwilling. Does this line of reasoning make ...
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Akrasia/acedia and a proposed knowledge/understanding distinction
Suppose that there is an epistemic capacity useful to call by the name of understanding, as something on the same level as knowledge in general, but importantly distinct therefrom. Now suppose that ...
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