PHILOS 4 Lecture 11: Lecture 11 - 02/22
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Simple incontinence - concerns specifically how one handles physical pleasures. ^ simple incontinence is compared with incontinence with emotion. Simply incontinent cannot contain themselves when it comes to physical pleasure. The person incontinent w/emotion cannot contain themselves when it comes to emotions. Simple incontinence is worse than incontinence w/emotion. Reason 1 - the person incontinence w/emotion doesn"t really do anything wrong; they just do it in excess. The person can"t keep it within boundaries. Reason 2 - the simple incontinent person just does the wrong thing period. Reason 3 - the simple incontinent person is a planning person that arranges their affair so that they are not caught. Reason 4 - the incontinence w/emotion does so impulsively, not plotting. Incontinence about appetite is worse than incontinence about emotion. The incontinence person is a conflicted one. There is a voice of reason that is fighting to get them on the right track (conflict)