Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Bernard Williams, Roderick Chisholm and M Loux / D Zimmerman
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20. Action / A. Definition of Action / 1. Action Theory
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If a desire leads to a satisfactory result by an odd route, the causal theory looks wrong [Chisholm]
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / c. Agent causation
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There has to be a brain event which is not caused by another event, but by the agent [Chisholm]
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will
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We judge weakness of will by an assessment after the event is concluded [Williams,B, by Cottingham]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes
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Reasons are 'internal' if they give a person a motive to act, but 'external' otherwise [Williams,B]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions
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Responsibility seems to conflict with events being either caused or not caused [Chisholm]
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Responsibility involves cause, intention, state of mind, and response after the event [Williams,B]
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Desires may rule us, but are we responsible for our desires? [Chisholm]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / a. Dilemmas
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Many ethical theories neglect the power of regretting the ought not acted upon [Williams,B]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions
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There are mere omissions (through ignorance, perhaps), and people can 'commit an omission' [Chisholm]
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