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In action, world and agent come together: agent without world is just intention and world without agent just change. To understand action both are needed, agent and world, intention and change.

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Segerberg, K. (1985). Models for Actions. In: Matilal, B.K., Shaw, J.L. (eds) Analytical Philosophy in Comparative Perspective. Synthese Library, vol 178. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6499-0_7

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