primemover

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  1. primemover
    Well yes I agree that there is voluntary and involuntarily action. I had considered that when thinking about point 2. However since we are on the topic of ethics I thought it would be assumed I was speaking about voluntary action only since ethics is about choices and values.
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    Well when humans take action it is to make a choice ( barring automatic functions such as heart beating etc). Plants take action but they do it automatically so my deduction would not apply. I'm just trying to solidify in my mind life as the standard. Rightly or wrongly I am trying to look at it deductively. Even though I know Rand hated deductive reasoning I think it does have it's place in conjunction with inductive reasoning.
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    1.) Life is a process of self sustaining generating action. 2.) To take action (volitional action) is to make a choice. 3.) A choice implies a value. 4.) Values are necessary for life. 5.) If one chooses to live values ought to support his life. 6.) Therefore - Life should be standard of his choices.