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    It is not the case that Aristotle distinguishes akrasia from vice: the akratic agent retains correct moral judgment, making their failure one of weakness, not irrationality.

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    • 1.If agents truly judge an action best, Socratic intellectualism suggests they must do it; claiming otherwise conflates judgment with mere opinion.
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    • 2.Repeated akratic behavior patterns suggest stable character weakness, making the distinction between akrasia and vice merely terminological.
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    • 3.The claim that akratics 'retain correct judgment' is difficult to verify independently and may rationalize failures we should attribute to moral ignorance.
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    • 1.Akratic agents report genuine conviction in moral principles even while violating them, suggesting judgment and action can diverge.
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    • 2.A vicious person's character is corrupted such that they don't genuinely endorse virtuous principles; akratics do endorse them.
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    • 3.Akrasia is reversible through habituation and self-control; vice requires fundamental character reformation, showing a meaningful distinction.
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