The akratic(incontinent) man knows what he ought to do but flunks to do it,is it the weakness of will?Indubitably it is.According to Plato there is no such weakness, as per Plato's asseveration ,"if one truly knows what one should do,one cannot do anything else.Weakness follows some kind of in-cognizance.
Aquinas remarks"It is not the knowledge of the universal but only the evaluation of the sensible,which is not so excellent,that is dragged about by passion".So an incontinent man possess the knowledge but is driven by passion.Why knowledge about good flunks when confronted with passion?This is the result of a weak will power.Power,money etc are all creations of humans,yet we are enslaved by inanimate things created by ourselves.
If you are provided with a trunk filled with weapons and you are also provided with some metal blocks/bar.The discretion is your's ,whether you want to hammer it and make a lock or make some more weapons.Good or bad there is no situation in life in which we are not provided the opportunity to choose from the two.
Aquinas remarks"It is not the knowledge of the universal but only the evaluation of the sensible,which is not so excellent,that is dragged about by passion".So an incontinent man possess the knowledge but is driven by passion.Why knowledge about good flunks when confronted with passion?This is the result of a weak will power.Power,money etc are all creations of humans,yet we are enslaved by inanimate things created by ourselves.
If you are provided with a trunk filled with weapons and you are also provided with some metal blocks/bar.The discretion is your's ,whether you want to hammer it and make a lock or make some more weapons.Good or bad there is no situation in life in which we are not provided the opportunity to choose from the two.
