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Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part One)

Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part One)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast


Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part One)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On The Evolution of Agency (2022), with the author, and guest panelist Chris Heath. What is human agency? How would we determine whether an animal is a legitimate agent, as opposed to just acting automatically? Tomasello investigates this by thinking about what capabilities and behaviors constitute agency and the degree to which near-human animals have these. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.