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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'An Outline of Empiricism' and 'Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

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Early empiricists said reason was just a useless concept introduced by philosophers [Galen, by Frede,M]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / a. Nature of intentions

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Intentions are normative, requiring commitment and further plans [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

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Intentions must be mutually consistent, affirm appropriate means, and fit the agent's beliefs [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / b. Types of intention

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Intention is either the aim of an action, or a long-term constraint on what we can do [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / c. Reducing intentions

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Bratman rejected reducing intentions to belief-desire, because they motivate, and have their own standards [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue

467	A virtue is a combination of intelligence, strength and luck [Ion]