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All the ideas for 'Freedom to Act', 'The Human Body is a sort of Machine' and 'Letters to a Young Clergyman'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

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You can't reason someone out of an irrational opinion [Swift]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

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Deviant causal chain: a reason causes an action, but isn't the reason for which it was performed [Davidson, by Neta]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes

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A machine is best defined by its final cause, which explains the roles of the parts [Leibniz]