Why Choice is Not an Illusion | Raymond Tallis
Philosophy For Our Times
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The Real Nature of Action
When i do something intentionally, my intention is not a discreet cause of what i do. My intention is inseparable from my situation and from broader acal aspects of myself. And these cannot be sepa ted from the body that literally situates me. This is a long way from law governed causes. A stone does not have to understand why it is falling in order to fall. What a human agent does is shaped by an explicit goal, something that she herself entertains,. even if it is an action she does reluctantly, reluctantly. It is particularly evident when the goal is long term, such as getting fit or learning to cope with shyness. The numerous elements, physical elements, that
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