Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, Plato and Michael della Rocca

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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / b. Types of intention

135	All activity aims at the good [Plato]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act

23316

For Plato and Aristotle there is no will; there is only rational desire for what is seen as good [Plato, by Frede,M]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 2. Acting on Beliefs / a. Acting on beliefs

16	We avoid evil either through a natural aversion, or because we have acquired knowledge [Plato]

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

12627

Before you can plan action, you must decide on the truth of your estimate of success [Fodor]

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

1655	If goodness needs true opinion but not knowledge, you can skip the 'examined life' [Vlastos on Plato]

203	Courage is knowing what should or shouldn't be feared [Plato]