But it is held also that just knowing them or 'seeing' them will not merely tell men what to do but will ensure that they do it, overruling any contrary inclinations.
For example, consider an agent who succumbs to contrary inclination of exactly the type expected when the time comes to act on a truly stupid resolution.
But another problem suggests itself: an agent who was a 'natural saint,' always and effortlessly choosing the good with no contrary inclination, would not have freedom of will among his virtues.
Resolutions are intentions that are formed precisely in order to insulate one against contrary inclinations one expects to feel when the time comes.
Second, says Holton, we need to attend to an important subclass of our intentions to do something at a future time, namely contrary-inclination-defeating intentions, or, as he later terms them (Holton 2003), resolutions.
Elsewhere, a contrary trend is at work.
A contrary course continued to be urged.
May I venture a contrary suggestion?
Critics pose a contrary set of arguments.
Pauline Benson London You are a contrary lot.
