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Action according to instinct differs from all other actions in that the notion of purpose arises from it as a consequence, while to other actions this notion is antecedent. An instinct, therefore, is a priori a rule given to some action, the end of which may therefore be as yet unknown; in order to achieve this goal it is not necessary to have any notion of it. On the contrary, a reasonable or prudent action is performed according to a certain rule, drawn up according to the notion of purpose, and therefore it may turn out to be a mistake, while instinct never errs.

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Action according to instinct differs from all other actions in that the notion of purpose arises from it as a consequence, while to other actions this notion is antecedent. An instinct, therefore, is a priori a rule given to some action, the end of which may therefore be as yet unknown; in order to achieve this goal it is not necessary to have any notion of it. On the contrary, a reasonable or prudent action is performed according to a certain rule, drawn up according to the notion of purpose, and therefore it may turn out to be a mistake, while instinct never errs.

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Romanian

"Acțiunea conform instinctutui se deosebește de toate celelalte acțiuni prin faptul că noțiunea scopului apare din ea ca o consecință, în timp ce altor acțiuni această noțiune le este precedentă. Un instinct, prin urmare, este apriori o regulă dată unei acțiuni oarecare, al cărei scop poate fi de aceea încă necunoscut; pentru a atinge acest scop nu este nevoie să avem vreo noțiune despre el. Dimpotrivă, o acțiune rezonabilă sau prudentă se efectuează după o anumită regulă, întocmită conform noțiunii de scop, și, prin urmare, aceasta se poate dovedi a fi o greșeală, în timp ce instinctul nu greșește niciodată."

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