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Dude, I think I solved metaphysics of Action

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The Penis
  11/10/26
Where are we at on this
Metaphysics is solved
  11/10/26
Not Solved yet actually but I wrote this down earlier and th...
The Penis
  11/10/26
Is an action a thing motivated by a desire and a belief, or ...
Metaphysics is solved
  11/10/26
My theory is more General. Most theories of action start wit...
The Penis
  11/10/26
Typically an Action must have a Reason attributable to the M...
Metaphysics is solved
  11/10/26
Beliefs, desires, and intentions may be mechanisms through w...
The Penis
  11/10/26
You're conflating Events with Actions. Actions require ...
Metaphysics is solved
  11/10/26


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Date: November 10th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: The Penis



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Date: November 10th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: Metaphysics is solved

Where are we at on this

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Date: November 10th, 2026 5:45 PM
Author: The Penis

Not Solved yet actually but I wrote this down earlier and thought it sounded Smart. I haven’t loaded the thing into my Harness yet:

Action is a temporally extended process in which an organized system regulates its interventions in an environment according to an objective, using information about the consequences of those interventions to select and revise its behavior.

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Date: November 10th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: Metaphysics is solved

Is an action a thing motivated by a desire and a belief, or is an action equivalent to its intention?

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Date: November 10th, 2026 5:54 PM
Author: The Penis

My theory is more General. Most theories of action start with the psychology of human agency and then treat that psychology as constitutive of action itself. I think this is a Mistake. A bacterium navigating a chemical gradient performs Actions. My Harness performs actions that affect my computer too. I think Action is broader than arising from human psychological states. Davidsonian action is just a Special Case of regulated action

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5921118&forum_id=2#50248707)



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Date: November 10th, 2026 5:55 PM
Author: Metaphysics is solved

Typically an Action must have a Reason attributable to the Mind involved in the Action. I don't think those things you describe are Actions in the relevant sense.

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Date: November 10th, 2026 5:59 PM
Author: The Penis

Beliefs, desires, and intentions may be mechanisms through which certain systems perform actions, but I don’t see why they must be necessary conditions for action. You can’t just assume that.

I would distinguish action generally from the narrower category of intentional, reason guided human action. Why should we assume mental states are constitutive of action and not just one way of realizing a more general structure of agency?

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Date: November 10th, 2026 6:01 PM
Author: Metaphysics is solved

You're conflating Events with Actions. Actions require Intentional States. It's a matter of definition.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5921118&forum_id=2#50248724)