Tag: Akrasia

The Winter 2018 edition of "Letters" touches on various topics.
Abraham Socher's examination of Aristotle's akrasia and Maimonides's teshuvah in a 2017 article led to a discussion on true repentance.
The text explores the concept of repentance and moral conflict through a discussion of Aristotle's ideas on akrasia (weakness of the will) and Alasdair MacIntyre's views on desire, practical reasoning, and narrative ethics.