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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=philosophy">philosophy</a>, an <b>action</b> is something an <a href="page.php?w=Agency_%28philosophy%29">agent</a> does. Actions contrast with events that merely happen to someone and are typically performed for a <a href="page.php?w=Goal">purpose</a> and guided by an <a href="page.php?w=intention">intention</a>. The first question in the <a href="page.php?w=Action_theory_%28philosophy%29">philosophy of action</a> is to determine how actions differ from other forms of behavior, like <a href="page.php?w=Reflex">involuntary reflexes</a>.</p><p>
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