Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Herodotus, Harry G. Frankfurt and Thomas Reid

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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act

9265	The will is the effective desire which actually leads to an action [Frankfurt]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / c. Agent causation

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Reid said that agent causation is a unique type of causation [Reid, by Stout,R]

20015

Freedom of action needs the agent to identify with their reason for acting [Frankfurt, by Wilson/Schpall]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

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A motive is merely an idea, like advice, and not a force for action [Reid]