Agency (philosophy)

Agency is a Philosophical term used to describe the ability of an agent (for example a person) to make choices and have those choices exert an influence of the world.

The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy states that with regard to free will

“  |  philosophers working on this issue have been hunting for, maybe not exclusively, but centrally, is a feature of agency that is necessary for persons to be morally responsible for their conduct.[1] |  ”

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## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.conservapedia.com/Free_will Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

## See also[edit]

* free will
* determinism
* compatibilism