In-order-to motive
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| - | + | This term is used by [[Alfred Schütz]] to point out the different kinds of motives. According to Schütz, we can distinguish a '[[because motive]]' from an in-order-to motive. The latter refers to the capacity of individuals to act as they like. 'Schutz's distinctions here are relevant to contemporary debates about whether freedom is compatible with determinism since from the perspective of the lived in-order-to motive, one experiences oneself as free and morally responsible'(Barber, 2002). | |
| + | But this implies of course some vision of future goals to be accomplished, therefore this is a goal-oriented way of acting. | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 19 October 2010
This term is used by Alfred Schütz to point out the different kinds of motives. According to Schütz, we can distinguish a 'because motive' from an in-order-to motive. The latter refers to the capacity of individuals to act as they like. 'Schutz's distinctions here are relevant to contemporary debates about whether freedom is compatible with determinism since from the perspective of the lived in-order-to motive, one experiences oneself as free and morally responsible'(Barber, 2002). But this implies of course some vision of future goals to be accomplished, therefore this is a goal-oriented way of acting.
