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Ideas for 'Realism in Mathematics', 'Springs of Action' and 'Knowledge by Acquaintance and Description-1'

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20. Action / A. Definition of Action / 1. Action Theory

20057	Philosophy of action studies the roles of psychological states in causing behaviour [Mele]
	Full Idea: The central task of the philosophy of action is the exploration of the roles played by a collection of psychological states in the etiology of intentional behaviour.
	From: Alfred R. Mele (Springs of Action [1992], p.3), quoted by Rowland Stout - Action 5 'Psychological'
	A reaction: Stout glosses this as a rather distinctive view, which endorses the causal theory of action (as opposed to citing reasons and justifications for actions). A key debate is whether the psychological inputs really do cause the outputs.