Weakness of will or acting against one's better judgment — doing what you believe is wrong or failing to do what you believe is right. This creates a puzzle about how rational agents can act against their own reasoned conclusions.
From Greek 'akrasia' (lack of self-control), from 'a-' (without) and 'kratos' (power/control). Aristotle first systematically analyzed this phenomenon, which became a central problem in moral psychology and philosophy of action.
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