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Full Idea
All activity aims at the good.
Gist of Idea
All activity aims at the good
Source
Plato (Gorgias [c.387 BCE], 499e)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Gorgias', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP World's Classics 1994], p.93
A Reaction
He includes non-conscious activity, so this is the 'teleological' view of nature, which seems a bit optimistic to the modern mind.
135 | All activity aims at the good [Plato] |
20074 | We can keep Davidson's account of intentions in action, by further explaining prior intentions [Davidson, by Stout,R] |
20026 | Intention is either the aim of an action, or a long-term constraint on what we can do [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall] |
20036 | Intentional agency is seen in internal precursors of action, and in external reasons for the act [Stout,R] |
20066 | Speech needs sustained intentions, but not prior intentions [Stout,R] |