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HomeUpcoming EventsJohannes Himmelreich (LSE): Agency and Embodiment
Johannes Himmelreich (LSE): Agency and Embodiment

In philosophy of action it is commonly presumed that agents perform actions by moving their body.  Some even claim that bodily movement is necessary for agency.  Call this claim embodiment. I argue that embodiment is not a necessary condition for agency.  I show that there are cases where embodiment leads to a contradiction, given a minimal definition of agency.

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  • Tue 03 Sep 2013, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Coombs Seminar Room B

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