1. She contends that akrasia is manifested in different stages of the practical reasoning process. 2. The word " akrasia " occurs twice in the Koine Greek New Testament. 3. Acrasia is itself a play on the Greek akrasia that describes loss of free will. 4. Now, without recourse to appetitive desires, Aristotle reasons that akrasia occurs as a result of opinion. 5. Aristotle on the other hand took a more empirical approach to the question, acknowledging that we intuitively believe in akrasia . 6. Another contemporary philosopher, Am�lie Rorty ( 1980 ) has tackled the problem by distilling out akrasia 's many forms. 7. She enumerates four types of akrasia : akrasia of direction or aim, of interpretation, of irrationality, and of character. 8. She enumerates four types of akrasia : akrasia of direction or aim, of interpretation, of irrationality, and of character. 9. These he discusses next, under tendencies that are neither vice nor " akrasia ", but more animal-like. 10. The Apostle Paul also gives the threat of temptation through akrasia as a reason for a husband and wife to not deprive each other of sex ( ).
