On Becoming Fearful Quickly: A Reinterpretation of Aristotle’s Somatic Model of Socratean akrasia.

The Protagoras is the touchstone of Socrates’ moral intellectualist stance. The position in a nutshell stipulates that the proper reevaluation of a desire is enough to neutralize it.[1] The implication of this position is that akrasia or weakness of will is not the result of desire (or fear for tha...

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Published in:Revista de Filosofia Antiga
Main Author: Brian Andrew Lightbody
Format: Article
Language:German
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/filosofiaantiga/article/view/205887