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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / b. Volitionism

20037	Merely willing to walk leads to our walking [Descartes]
	Full Idea: Our merely willing to walk has the consequence that our legs move and we walk.
	From: René Descartes (The Passions of the Soul [1649], 18), quoted by Rowland Stout - Action 1 'Volitionism'
	A reaction: Stout attributes this to Descartes' dualism, as if legs are separate from persons. Stout says the idea of a prior mental act is not usually now considered as part of an action, or even to exist at all. If the volition is intentional, there is a regress.