Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anaxarchus, Ren Descartes and Thomas Hobbes
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 1. Acting on Desires
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The will is just the last appetite before action [Hobbes]
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It is an error that reason should control the passions, which give right guidance on their own [Hobbes, by Tuck]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason
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Reason is usually general, but deliberation is of particulars [Hobbes]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions
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We do not praise the acts of an efficient automaton, as their acts are necessary [Descartes]
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The greatest perfection of man is to act by free will, and thus merit praise or blame [Descartes]
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