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    It is not the case that Wittgenstein and Anscombe show that intentional action is constituted by reasons, not caused by internal appetitive states analogous to hunger.

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    • 1.Reasons cannot move us to action without some underlying motivational state; they require desire or appetite to gain purchase on behavior.
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    • 2.Neuroscientific evidence shows beliefs and desires are implemented in causal mechanisms; the constitution/causation distinction may be philosophically artificial.
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    • 3.Even paradigmatic cases of reason-based action (eating when hungry) involve both reasons and appetitive states working jointly, not separately.
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    • 1.Reasons are intrinsically normative and evaluative, whereas appetitive states are purely mechanical causes.
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    • 2.Actions explained by reasons are rational and revisable when we recognize flawed reasoning; appetite-driven behavior lacks this feature.
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    • 3.The same external situation produces different actions depending on what reasons an agent accepts, not what appetites they possess.
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