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Spontaneity and Cognitive Agency

Spontaneity and Cognitive Agency Abstract Cognitive agency - the idea that our judgments and beliefs are manifestations of agency on our part - is a deeply entrenched aspect of our self-conception as persons. And yet it has proven hard to give a satisfying account of what such agency might consist in. In this paper I argue that getting clear about Kant’s notion of spontaneity might help us make progress in that debate. In particular, I argue that the very same assumption - namely, that agency must be understood on the model of production - has been holding us back in both areas. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Kant Yearbook de Gruyter

Spontaneity and Cognitive Agency

Valaris, Markos
Kant Yearbook , Volume 5 (1) – Aug 1, 2013
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de Gruyter
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1868-4599
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10.1515/kantyb.2013.5.1.107
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Abstract Cognitive agency - the idea that our judgments and beliefs are manifestations of agency on our part - is a deeply entrenched aspect of our self-conception as persons. And yet it has proven hard to give a satisfying account of what such agency might consist in. In this paper I argue that getting clear about Kant’s notion of spontaneity might help us make progress in that debate. In particular, I argue that the very same assumption - namely, that agency must be understood on the model of production - has been holding us back in both areas.

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Kant Yearbook – de Gruyter

Published: Aug 1, 2013

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