akrasia [akrásia]
Literally, “bad mixture,” the Greek term for the character flaw of incontinence or weakness of the will, the condition in which agents act inconsistently with their own best judgment about what it would be right to do. Socrates apparently held that doing good follows directly from knowing what is good, so that there can be no genuine instance of akrasia [akrásia]. Aristotle, however, believed akratic human behavior to be commonplace, and offered an extended account of its origin and consequences.
(Definition from A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names)
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