First Person Genuine Inverse Akrasia
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https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v73.i275.y2017.004Keywords:
akrasia, inverse akrasia, Aristotle, Arpaly, Huckleberry FinnAbstract
An akratic act has traditionally been considered to be morally worse than the act that the agent decided to perform in the first place. Against this, Arpaly coined the phrase «inverse akrasia» to refer to those akratic acts that are morally better. Arpaly’s analysis of the concept of inverse akrasia is insufficient; it has been largely developed through famous examples like that of Huckleberry Finn. The reasons why the different examples of inverse akrasia seem problematic will be analyzed, leading to problematize the concept of inverse akrasia itself. Illustrated by a new example of inverse akrasia, the concept itself and its ethical implications will be clarified.
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