Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Bernard Williams, Roderick Chisholm and M Loux / D Zimmerman

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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

9284	Reasons are 'internal' if they give a person a motive to act, but 'external' otherwise [Williams,B]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions

3442	Responsibility seems to conflict with events being either caused or not caused [Chisholm]

3443	Desires may rule us, but are we responsible for our desires? [Chisholm]

2174	Responsibility involves cause, intention, state of mind, and response after the event [Williams,B]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / a. Dilemmas

22455

Many ethical theories neglect the power of regretting the ought not acted upon [Williams,B]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions

15824

There are mere omissions (through ignorance, perhaps), and people can 'commit an omission' [Chisholm]