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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 2. Acting on Beliefs / a. Acting on beliefs

24113	Our motives don't explain our actions [Nietzsche]
	Full Idea: Human actions can in no way be explained by reference to human motives.
	From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1881-82 [1882], 9[43])
	A reaction: He takes motives to come after the event. His view seems to be that our actions are deeply inexplicable. But if we explain why we performed some action, are we all and always lying? We give reasons, even if we don't know the source of the reasons.