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'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'The Rationality of Science' and 'Four Decades of Scientific Explanation'
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes
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Explaining an action is showing that it is rational [Newton-Smith]
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Full Idea:
To explain an action as an action is to show that it is rational.
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From:
W.H. Newton-Smith (The Rationality of Science [1981], X.2)
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