Intentionality of Action in Cultural Context
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Presently, much discussion is going on about whether human beings possess a free will; whether human behaviour is intentional and goaldirected or rather automatic and primarily a product of neuronal processes; whether human beings can be held responsible for their behaviour; andto what degree behaviour is based on rationality and self-reflection. These discussions do more or less explicitly deal with the concept of agency and its psychological basis. Human agency a topic of research in philosophy, social sciences and anthropology is discussed here from a psychological perspective taking
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