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CAUSAL DETERMINANTS, REASONS, AND SUBSTANTIVE AUTONOMY: A CRITICAL APPROACH TO AGENCY.

Although the notion of agency presents itself as an attractive solution to the puzzle of free will, it faces a problem vis-à-vis the nature of reasons that are purported to lie behind actions. In this paper, I first point out the significance of a paradigm shift that emerges with the agency view. Th...

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Published in:Problems / Problemos Vol. 72; pp. 135 - 145
Main Author: Baç, Murat
Format: Article
Published: Vilnius University 2007
Subjects:
Causation (Philosophy)
Free will & determinism
Autonomy (Psychology)
Agency theory
Choice (Psychology)
Will
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