Friday, February 27, 2015

Conduct, Two Freedoms, Two Responsibilities

While Exertion is often obscured by what ensues, in cases where one 'tries harder', it is more clearly revealed as spontaneous self-activation, i. e. as a moment of 'freedom' in behavior. Now, in an automobile, the mechanism by which it moves, i. e. ignition, fuel-injection, combustion, etc., is distinct from the steering mechanism, though proper functioning of the vehicle requires both. Likewise, in an organism, that it moves, and where it moves to, are distinct processes, the combination of which is required for effective Motility, and, hence, for effective Action. Thus, the choice to set oneself in motion, and the decision as to where to go and what to do, are distinct. In other words, if there is any 'freedom' in conduct, there may be two, mutually independent, but which espousers of 'Freedom' rarely distinguish. Accordingly, insofar as 'Responsibility' is correlated with 'Freedom', their doctrines rarely distinguish two possible varieties of the former, as well.

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