Single Idea 23319

[catalogued under 20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions]

Full Idea

For Aristotle, for us to be responsible for what we do, our action has to somehow reflect our motivation.

Gist of Idea

We are responsible if our actions reflect our motivation

Source

report of Aristotle (Eudemian Ethics [c.333 BCE], 1224a07) by Michael Frede - A Free Will 2

Book Reference

Frede,Michael: 'A Free Will' [Univ of California 2011], p.25


A Reaction

This sounds like 'mens rea' in law - meaning to do the thing you did. But we can obviously be responsible for things through neglect, for example.