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  1. Akrasia

    Akrasia (; Greek ἀκρασία, "lacking command" or "weakness", occasionally transliterated as acrasia or Anglicised as acrasy or acracy) is a lack of self-control, or acting against one's better judgment. Beginning with Plato, a variety of philosophers have attempted to determine whether or not akrasia exists and how to best define it.

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  1. Akrasia

    Akrasia, occasionally transliterated as acrasia, is the state of acting against one's better judgment. The adjectival form is "akratic".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of akrasia in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of akrasia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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