Neuroscience and Human Freedom | Prof. James Madden
The Thomistic Institute
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Why Does Cormac's Early Departure Matter?
Cormac: Only ends of acting that have significance to him would serve as a plausible answer. We can understand these states of affairs as goods or contributing to goods he is likely to care about, becoming a better swimmer or having fun with his buddies. If similar exercises of finger tapping were involved in an Olympic events in digital dexterity, there would be a ready to hand explanation. And end the agent simply does not care about is not really why that agent performs such an action.
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