Von Hildebrand on Acting against One's Better Knowledge: A Comparison to Plato

In this article, I present and analyze Dietrich von Hildebrand's explanation of how acting against one's better knowledge is possible. I do so by comparing it to Plato's analysis of the same problem. By this comparison, I seek to show the specificity of von Hildebrand's approach...

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Main Author: Cajthaml, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2017]
In: American catholic philosophical quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 91, Issue: 4, Pages: 637-653
Further subjects:B theory of knowledge
B CATHOLIC philosophers
B SOCRATES, ca. 469-399 B.C
B ARISTOTLE, 384-322 B.C
B Von Hildebrand, Dietrich
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Summary:In this article, I present and analyze Dietrich von Hildebrand's explanation of how acting against one's better knowledge is possible. I do so by comparing it to Plato's analysis of the same problem. By this comparison, I seek to show the specificity of von Hildebrand's approach to the phenomenon which, since Aristotle's time, has been known as "akrasia".
ISSN:2153-8441
Contains:Enthalten in: American catholic philosophical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/acpq2017928124