Philosophy A-Level
Motive versus outward action
What Motive versus outward action means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Motive versus outward action
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The distinction turns on why an action is done, not merely on what is done, so the same visible behaviour can fall on either side.
Topics that use Motive versus outward action
- Normative ethical theories (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Acting from duty
- Conditional versus unconditional commands
- Consequences as the determinant of moral value
- Consequentialism
- Contradiction in conception
- Contradiction in will
- Demandingness and alienation
- Doctrine of the mean
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