Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Diogenes (Sin) and Simone Weil

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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will

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Weakness of will is the inadequacy of the original impetus to carry through the action [Weil]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

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What matters about an action is not its aim, but the origin of its compulsion [Weil]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

7813	Cynicism was open to anyone, and needed neither education nor sophistication [Diogenes of Sin., by Grayling]