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Single Idea 20081

[catalogued under 20. Action / A. Definition of Action / 4. Action as Movement]

Full Idea

You do not ride a bicycle just by moving your body in a certain way. You have to be on the bicycle to move in the right sort of way

Gist of Idea

Bicycle riding is not just bodily movement - you also have to be on the bicycle

Source

Rowland Stout (Action [2005], 9 'Are body')

A Reaction

My favourite philosophical ideas are simple and conclusive. He also observes that walking involves the ground being walked on. In complex actions 'feedback' with the environment is involved.

Book Reference

Stout,Rowland: 'Action' [Acumen 2005], p.145