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... actions . Some theories have said that we must appeal to the consequences of an action in order to de- termine whether the action should be performed . In other words , they deny that an act should be performed because of some intrinsic ...
... actions . Some theories have said that we must appeal to the consequences of an action in order to de- termine whether the action should be performed . In other words , they deny that an act should be performed because of some intrinsic ...
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... action , but merely on the principle of volition by which the action has taken place , without regard to any object of desire . It is clear from what pre- cedes that the purposes which we may have in view in our actions , or their ...
... action , but merely on the principle of volition by which the action has taken place , without regard to any object of desire . It is clear from what pre- cedes that the purposes which we may have in view in our actions , or their ...
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... action and of life , and life consists in action , and its end is a mode of action , not a quality . 10. Now character de- termines men's qualities , but it is by their ac- tions that they are happy or the reverse . Dra- matic action ...
... action and of life , and life consists in action , and its end is a mode of action , not a quality . 10. Now character de- termines men's qualities , but it is by their ac- tions that they are happy or the reverse . Dra- matic action ...
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Knowledge as recollection The divided line | 5 |
Causality Free Will and Determinism | 31 |
A defense of necessary connection | 40 |
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