In the previous article, we discussed the necessary properties of an action, that is, what must necessarily be in an action, and cannot be otherwise (neither an object nor a subject of an action can exist). Now it’s time to discuss the terms of action.

Before something can be done, the thing must have the ability (possibility) to do something. This possibility is provided by the external environment, since the action takes place within it. For example, a stone can fly in the air (but it cannot fly in water). For a stone to fly, it must receive an external impulse. The conditions of the movement trajectory are largely determined by the external environment.

The cycle of life is based on the ability to move. The basis for making an impulse is energy. As long as there is enough energy for movement, an object can live. Replacing the battery in a flashlight fills it with as much life as the battery lasts. A thinking being must always have an internal source of energy – whatever it is: renewable, fed from external sources or replaceable, or external (connected to an electrical outlet).

There are examples of mechanical devices, such as an adding machine, that perform an action based on an external impulse. The logical abilities of such objects are based on external influence – an impulse that is transmitted and transformed into the internal logic of the object. With the end of the external influence, the operation of the adding machine logic stops.