Abstract
Thinking of hope as an activity and of its importance in acting is a theme continued in this chapter. Human agency per se is a broad and complex topic. One aspect of agency I will be concerned with is forms of authority which enhance or inhibit responsible agency; who or what is taken to be authoritative affects the degree of independence an agent develops from reliance on others. I will consider authority from first and third person perspectives.
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© 2004 Jayne M. Waterworth
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Waterworth, J.M. (2004). The Domain of Agency and its Perspectives. In: A Philosophical Analysis of Hope. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230506022_4
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