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Psychological egoism is a conspiracy theory of human motivation, and about as credible.
Kieran Setiya • Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
Just over a year ago, on a visit to one of the world’s most prestigious research institutes, I challenged researchers there to account for intelligent human behaviour without reference to any aspect of the IP metaphor. They couldn’t do it
Robert Epstein • Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer | Aeon Essays
William James
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human beings who themselves base their actions on abstractions like ideas, beliefs, and desires.
Ernest Davis • Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust
argument
Gary Gutting • What Philosophy Can Do
Some people, some of the time, are motivated by accuracy; others by affiliation; still others by a principle of least effort.
Oxford University Press • The Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology (OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES)
Aristotle’s view of power, as the ability to act, remains the most simple and elegant.
Timothy Butler • Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path
capacity to choose, act, and create,