Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Geoffrey Gorham, Michael Walzer and David Hume

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20. Action / A. Definition of Action / 2. Duration of an Action
20030 If one event causes another, the two events must be wholly distinct [Hume, by Wilson/Schpall]
20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
2220 Only experience teaches us about our wills [Hume]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason
6692 For Hume, practical reason has little force, because we can always modify our desires [Hume, by Graham]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
8257 Reason alone can never be a motive to any action of the will [Hume]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions
2224 Praise and blame can only be given if an action proceeds from a person's character and disposition [Hume]
22374 You can only hold people responsible for actions which arise out of their character [Hume]
23590 Criminal responsibility can be fully assigned to each member of a group [Walzer]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / a. Dilemmas
21103 Moral questions can only be decided by common opinion [Hume]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / b. Double Effect
23578 Double Effect needs a double intention - to achieve the good, and minimise the evil [Walzer]