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'Free Will as Involving Determinism', 'Freedom of the Will and concept of a person' and 'The Republic'
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
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For Plato and Aristotle there is no will; there is only rational desire for what is seen as good [Plato, by Frede,M]
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The will is the effective desire which actually leads to an action [Frankfurt]
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / c. Agent causation
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Freedom of action needs the agent to identify with their reason for acting [Frankfurt, by Wilson/Schpall]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 2. Acting on Beliefs / a. Acting on beliefs
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We avoid evil either through a natural aversion, or because we have acquired knowledge [Plato]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
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Not all actions need motives, but it is irrational to perform troublesome actions with no motive [Foot]
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