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Philosophy

the view that an act is free when it flows from what the agent values on reflection rather than from desires the agent does not endorse.

In philosophy, free agency refers to the view that an act is free when it flows from what the agent values on reflection rather than from desires the agent does not endorse. This meaning comes from Watson (1975) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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References

Watson, G. (1975). Free Agency. The Journal of Philosophy, 72(8), 205. https://doi.org/10.2307/2024703

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