Akrasia Or Weakness Of Will Analysis

Akrasia or weakness of will, believes that we should do one thing, but instead we do the complete opposite, all because we want to do it. In the passage of “Erasmus”, he is debating on whether he should purchase this rare book that he has been wanting for a long time; however, it is a very expensive book and he is not sure if it is worth it. Erasmus went ahead and purchases the book anyways. He showed weakness of will as soon as he took the book to the cash register and handed the cashier his money. Erasmus knew it was way too expensive, but his desire to have the book over powered his will and he purchased the book.
Erasmus acted akratically, which made Socrates’ claim “virtue can be taught if it is knowledge” is false. It is false because