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    It is not the case that A man who goes against his own best judgment acts and judges irrationally.

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    • 1.Aristotle distinguishes akrasia from vice: the akratic agent retains correct moral judgment, making their failure one of weakness, not irrationality.
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    • 2.Irrationality implies a defect in evaluative judgment itself, but the akratic agent's judgment remains intact—only their motivational control fails.
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    • 3.A failure of self-governance is a moral-psychological defect distinct from the epistemic or logical defects that constitute irrationality proper.
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    • 1.Davidson argues that akratic action involves a partition of the mind where a locally valid practical inference overrides an all-things-considered judgment.
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    • 2.If the agent acts on a genuine, internally coherent sub-system of reasons, their action satisfies local standards of rationality even while violating global ones.
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    • 3.Rationality admits of degrees and domains, so violating a global principle does not entail that the agent's action or judgment is irrational simpliciter.
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    • 1.Such a man violates the principle of continence.
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    • 2.The principle of continence is a substantive principle of rationality whose obedience is necessary for rationality.
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