Is weakness of will possible in Plato’s Laws? Platonic drifts regarding a Socratic problem

  • Esteban Bieda Universidad de Buenos Aires Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/RESF.62026
Keywords: socratic intellectualism, weakness of will, Protagoras, Republic, Laws.

Abstract

Platonic philosophy is deeply marked by an epistemological concern. In this context Plato adopts the so called “Socratic Intellectualism”, which implies a strong rejection of the possibility of incontinent actions, weakness of will or akrasía. In this paper I will try to show that Plato himself undertook a revision of that Socratic theory in the Laws, above all because of a profound change in his conception regarding human nature.

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Published
2018-10-19
How to Cite
Bieda E. (2018). Is weakness of will possible in Plato’s Laws? Platonic drifts regarding a Socratic problem. Revista de Filosofía , 43(2), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.5209/RESF.62026
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Vol. 43 No. 2 (2018)
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