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  2. Action (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    The problem of responsibility is closely related to the philosophy of actions since we usually hold people responsible for what they do. But in one sense the problem of responsibility is wider since we can be responsible not just for doing something but for failing to do something, so-called omissions.

  3. Hedonic motivation - Wikipedia

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    Hedonic motivation refers to the influence of a person's pleasure and pain receptors on their willingness to move towards a goal or away from a threat. This is linked to the classic motivational principle that people approach pleasure and avoid pain, [1] and is gained from acting on certain behaviors that resulted from esthetic and emotional feelings such as: love, hate, fear, joy, etc. [2 ...

  4. Varieties of criticism - Wikipedia

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    More generally, any rule for behavior of any kind usually implies both "do's" and "don't s". Doing something usually also implies not doing something else, and, not doing something, often implies doing something else. There is therefore a conscious choice "to do this, or do that", but not both at the same time.

  5. Do you overplan the holidays? You might be missing the point

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    Or maybe they just like doing something with you. Know that you don’t have to do all the work alone. It’s important to let others help when you are feeling overwhelmed, Firestone said.

  6. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Paradox of hedonism: When one pursues happiness itself, one is miserable; but, when one pursues something else, one achieves happiness. Liberal paradox: "Minimal Liberty" is incompatible with Pareto optimality. Meno's paradox: (Learner's paradox) A man cannot search either for what he knows or for what he does not know.

  7. 'We want to do something really special' - Odegaard - AOL

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    We want to do something really special," Odegaard told a pre-match news conference. "We want to win everything basically - that's the mindset of everyone. We want to win trophies, we want to win ...

  8. 50 Posts And Memes That Went Slightly Into The Realm Of The ...

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    Image credits: Slightly twisted A big part of attracting such a large following, whether you’re neck-deep into internet memes or doing something else entirely, is being consistent with your posting.

  9. Self-control - Wikipedia

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    Punishment is when in some situation, a person does something that is immediately followed by a punisher; that person then is less likely to do the same thing again in a similar situation. An example of this can be seen when a teenager stays out past curfew, the teenager's parents ground the teenager, and this punishment makes it less likely ...