Agency Trouble: Thoughts on Doris’s Character Trouble
This discussion of Doris’s work focusses on his account of empirical problems for agency. I argue that Doris’s account of agency is too weak to genuinely count as a form of agency. Furthermore, I speculate that the empirical evidence may not be as compelling as Doris thinks. In the end, I suggest th...
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| Published in | Philosophia (Ramat Gan) |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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28.08.2025
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| Online Access | Get full text |
| ISSN | 0048-3893 1574-9274 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11406-025-00889-8 |
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| Summary: | This discussion of Doris’s work focusses on his account of empirical problems for agency. I argue that Doris’s account of agency is too weak to genuinely count as a form of agency. Furthermore, I speculate that the empirical evidence may not be as compelling as Doris thinks. In the end, I suggest that we need a traditional account of agency and an account of how we can buttress our own agency in the face of distractions. |
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| ISSN: | 0048-3893 1574-9274 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11406-025-00889-8 |