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Abilities to Act
Author(s) -
Clarke Randolph
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/phc3.12299
Subject(s) - relation (database) , psychology , cognitive psychology , compatibility (geochemistry) , cognitive science , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , data mining , engineering , chemical engineering
This essay examines recent work on abilities to act. Different kinds of ability are distinguished, and a recently proposed conditional analysis of ability ascriptions is evaluated. It is considered whether abilities are causal powers. Finally, several compatibility questions concerning abilities, as well as the relation between free will and abilities of various kinds, are examined.