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Single Idea 3839

[filed under theme 20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism ]

Full Idea

Only an internal reason can actually motivate the agent to act.

Gist of Idea

Only an internal reason can actually motivate the agent to act

Source

John Searle (Rationality in Action [2001], Ch.6 App)

Book Ref

Searle,John R.: 'Rationality in Action' [MIT 2001], p.215

Related Idea

Idea 8257 Reason alone can never be a motive to any action of the will [Hume]