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Agency and Four Views on Free Will

Meghan Griffith

Philosophia | Oct 30, 2026

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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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Meghan Griffith

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@article{Griffith2026Agency,
  title = {Agency and Four Views on Free Will},
  author = {Meghan Griffith},
  journal = {Philosophia},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1007/s11406-026-01046-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-026-01046-5}
}

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