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The contours of control

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Necessarily, if S lacks the ability to exercise (some degree of) control, S is not an agent. If S is not an agent, S cannot act intentionally, responsibly, or rationally, nor can S possess or exercise free will. In spite of the obvious importance of control, however, no general account of control exists. In this paper I reflect on the nature of control itself. I develop accounts of control’s exercise and control’s possession that illuminate what it is for degrees of control—that is, the degre...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1007/s11098-013-0236-1

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Research group:
Oxford Centre for Neuroethics; Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
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Funding agency for:
Shepherd, J
Grant:
086041/Z/08/Z
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands Publisher's website
Journal:
Philosophical Studies Journal website
Volume:
170
Issue:
3
Pages:
395-411
Publication date:
2014-01-01
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EISSN:
1573-0883
ISSN:
0031-8116
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English
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ora:9985
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2015-02-10

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