Youmayhaveaninclinationtodoit,butthereisstillamomentwhenyoucandecidetodoitornot.This“momentofdrama“ismorepuzzlingthanitfirstappears.Whenyouareinclinedtodosomething,areyourelatedtoyourinclinationasridertohorse?Asrulertosubject?Asthinkertothoughts?Schapiroshowsthatthesefamiliarpicturesfailtoconfrontthecentralpuzzle.Inclinationsaremotiveswithrespecttowhichwearedistinctivelypassive.Buttobemotivatedistobeactive--tobeself-moved.Howcanyoubepassiveinrelationtoyourownactivity?Schapiroputsforwardan“inneranimal“view,inspiredbyKant,whichholdsthatwhenyouaremerelyinclinedtoact,theinstinctivepartofyourselfisalreadyactive,whiletherestofyouisnot.Atthismoment,yourwillisatacrossroads.Youcanhumanizeyourinclination,oryoucandehumanizeyourself.FeelingLikeItprovidesaconciseandaccessibleinvestigationofanewproblemattheintersectionofethics,philosophyofaction,andphilosophyofmind.
