Agency and Four Views on Free Will

Abstract This commentary in relation to Four Views on Free Will (2024) discusses the potential implications for each of the four views when one looks at free agency in a different way. On this alternative conception, free agency is understood as system-level control, with moral responsibility requiring additional cognitive abilities.

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Philosophia
Published
2026-10-30
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-026-01046-5
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Free Will and Agency
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Agency and Four Views on Free Will

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Abstract This commentary in relation to Four Views on Free Will (2024) discusses the potential implications for each of the four views when one looks at free agency in a different way. On this alternative conception, free agency is understood as system-level control, with moral responsibility requiring additional cognitive abilities.

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