Acratia

/əˈkreɪʃə/ noun

Definition

Another spelling and form of acrasy; the philosophical problem of acting against one's better judgment.

Etymology

An alternative Latinized form of acrasy, from the same Greek akrasia (ἀκρασία). Different versions of this term were used throughout medieval and Renaissance philosophy.

Kelly Says

Medieval scholars debated acratia intensely—if humans have reason, why do they sin? This question still appears in modern psychology as the 'intention-behavior gap.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አክራቲያ
ah-KRAH-tee-yah
ARالعربية
لا حكم
lah HUKM
BNবাংলা
অক্রাতি
ah-KRAH-tee
CACatalà
acratia
ah-KRAH-tee-ah
CSČeština
bezstátnost
bez-STAH-tnehs-t
DADansk
anarki
ah-NAHR-kee
DEDeutsch
Akratie
AH-krah-tee
ELΕλληνικά
ακρατία
ah-KRAH-tee-ah
ESEspañol
acratia
ah-KRAH-tee-ah
FAفارسی
بی‌حکومتی
bee-HOK-oo-meh-tee
FISuomi
anarkia
ah-NAHR-kee-ah
FRFrançais
acratie
ah-KRAH-tee
GUGU
અક્રાતિ
ah-KRAH-tee
HAHA
ba shugaba
bah SHOO-gah-bah
HEעברית
אנרכיה
ah-NAHR-kee-yah
HIहिन्दी
अक्रति
ah-KRAH-tee
HUMagyar
anarchia
ah-NAHR-kee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa pemerintah
TAHN-pah peh-MEH-reh-tah
IGIG
enweghị ọchịchị
ehn-WEH-gee OH-chee-chee
ITItaliano
acrazia
ah-KRAH-zee-ah
JA日本語
無政府主義
mu-sei-fu-shu-gi
KKKK
мемлекетсіздік
mehm-leh-KEH-tseez-deek
KMKM
គ្មានរដ្ឋាភិបាល
gmuhn ROH-tah-phi-bahl
KO한국어
무정부주의
moo-jeong-bu-ju-ui
MRMR
अक्रात
ah-KRAH-t
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa kerajaan
TAHN-pah keh-RAH-jahn
MYမြန်မာ
အာဏာမဲ့
ah-RAH mah
NLNederlands
anarchie
ah-NAHR-kee
NONorsk
anarki
ah-NAHR-kee
PAPA
ਅਕਰਾਤੀ
ah-KRAH-tee
PLPolski
bezpaństwo
bez-PAHN-stvoh
PTPortuguês
acratia
ah-KRAH-tee-ah
RORomână
anarhie
ah-NAHR-hee-eh
RUРусский
акратия
ah-KRAH-tee-yah
SVSvenska
anarki
ah-NAHR-kee
SWKiswahili
bila serikali
BEE-lah seh-REE-kah-lee
TAதமிழ்
அரசின்மை
ah-RAH-seen-mai
TEతెలుగు
అక్రాతి
ah-KRAH-tee
THไทย
การไม่มีรัฐบาล
gahn MAI mee RAT-tha-bahn
TLTL
walang pamahalaan
WAH-lahng pah-mah-HAH-lahn
TRTürkçe
akrasi
ah-KRAH-see
UKУкраїнська
акратія
ah-KRAH-tee-yah
URاردو
لا قانونیت
lah QAH-noo-nee-t
VITiếng Việt
vô chính phủ
voh CHINH phoo
YOYO
àiṣe
ah-EE-sheh
ZH中文
无政府主义
wú zhèng fǔ zhǔ yì
ZUZU
ukungaphathi
oo-koon-gah-PAH-tee

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