PHL100Y1 Chapter Notes -Hypnosis, Arche, Magic In Harry Potter
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[1] aristotle devotes ne 3. 1 5 to issues of what nowadays is called action theory : the under- lying distinctions, mechanics, and principles behind straightforward cases of (im)moral action. Three topics are discussed here: (a) the voluntary, involuntary, and non-voluntary; (b) rational choice, deliberation, and the relation of means to ends; (c) commissions and omissions. [2] an action is voluntary, according to aristotle, if and only if two conditions are met: [v1] the principle/origin of the action is within the agent. [v2] the agent is aware of the relevant particular circumstances of the action. Failures of [v1] may render an action involuntary, failures of [v2] may render it non-voluntary. [3]an action is involuntary if its originating principle is not within the agent. In the latter case, says aristotle, the action is a mixture of the voluntary and the involuntary. This has to do with the deep point that actions ow from character, and character is reasonably stable across circumstances.
