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The Shape of Agency

Joshua Shepherd · 2021

75,401 words · about 5 h 17 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
Joshua Shepherd
Language
English
Published
2021
Length
75,401 words · about 5 h 17 min
Sections
5 reader sections
Text
Digital text
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · repository export licence (OAPEN)

 

Contents (5)
  1. Front matter about 1 min
  2. Table of Contents about 3 min
  3. Introduction about 4 h 52 min
  4. Conclusion about 20 min
  5. Index about 2 min

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Front matter

TAE SHARE OF AGENCY control, action, skill,

JOSHUA SHEPHERD

OXFORD

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction

2. Control's Possession 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Control's Exercise 2.3 Control's Possession 2.3.1 Control with Respect to a Goal 2.3.2 Basic Levels of Control and Multiple Sets of Circumstances 2.4 Underlying Metaphysics 2.4.1 Ability 2.4.2 Dispositions and Explanation 2.5 Conclusion

3. Non-deviant Causation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Non-deviant Causation Explained 3.3 An Alternative: Wu on Control and Non-deviance 3.4 Questions, Objections, and Replies 3.4.1 Cases of Easy Success 3.4.2 Cases of Rare Success 3.4.3 Cases of Strange Success 3.4.4 Cases of Partial Deviance 3.5 A Further Criticism 3.6 A Still Further Criticism 3.7 Conclusion

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