ABSTRACT
So far the connections of mental states with bodily movements have been treated broadly and from the point of view of the general conduct of life. From this point of view the exact nature of the movement is of little consequence, the main issue being whether or not a movement of a certain general character shall or shall not be made. In the case of what are called acts of skill the same general problem appears, but the main issue is now: Just what movement shall be made; just how extensive or energetic or long in duration shall it be? Life as a whole is made up of both such movements as are made in playing chess, where zvhat you do counts, and of such movements as are made in billiards or lawn tennis, where the thing of importance is how you do it. The question before was: ‘Given any mental state, what thing shall be done?’ The question now is: ‘What causes a certain definite, precise movement or series of movements?’
