The Agentive Modalities

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 87 (3):113-134 (2013)
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Abstract

A number of philosophical projects require a proper understanding of the modal aspects of agency, or of what I call ‘the agentive modalities.’ I propose a general account of the agentive modalities, one which takes as its primitive the decision-theoretic notion of an option. I relate this account to the standard semantics for ‘can’ and to the viability of some positions in the free will debates

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John T. Maier
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