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All the ideas for 'Action, Intention and Reason', 'Letters to Hegel' and 'Killing and Letting Die'

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5 ideas

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 4. Presupposition of Self

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The basis of philosophy is the Self prior to experience, where it is the essence of freedom [Schelling]

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

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Actions are not mere effects of reasons, but are under their control [Audi,R]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions

4692	It is not true that killing and allowing to die (or acts and omissions) are morally indistinguishable [Foot]

4694	Making a runaway tram kill one person instead of five is diverting a fatal sequence, not initiating one [Foot]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

4693	The right of non-interference (with a 'negative duty'), and the right to goods/services ('positive') [Foot]