Abstract:'Now, can we say that some thirsty people sometimes refuse to drink?' 'Yes, lots of them,' he said. 'Often.' 'What can be said about these people, then? Can't we say there is something in their soul telling them to drink, and also something stopping them? Something different from, and stronger than, the thing telling them they should drink?' 'Yes, I think we can say that', he said. 'The thing which stops them in these cases-doesn't it arise, when it does arise, as a result of rational calculation, whereas the … Show more
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