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Soheil1 Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Act of agency

Hi.

What does act of agency mean in:

The blind spot allows a person in such a situation to feign an act of agency that masks a deeper lack of agency; it is at once willful ignorance and knee-jerk self-protection.?


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soheil1 act of agency anything an agent (a person or higher animal) does intentionally Examples of acts of agency: picking up a book, raising a glass to your lips, writing a letter, buying potatoes, saying 'hello' to a friend, borrowing money, turning on a radio, taking a walk, ordering a meal at a restaurant, driving a car, placing a plate on a table, getting dressed in the morning, reaching for a book on the top shelf, throwing a ball, petting a dog, asking a question, dancing, looking for fossils, ... There are literally millions of acts of agency going on around you every day. ) CJ

  • soheil1 act of agency anything an agent (a person or higher animal) does intentionally Examples of acts of agency: picking up a book, raising a glass to your lips, writing a letter, buying potatoes, saying 'hello' to a friend, borrowing money, turning on a radio, taking a walk, ordering a meal at a restaurant, driving a car, placing a plate on a table, getting dressed in the morning, reaching for a book on the top shelf, throwing a ball, petting a dog, asking a question, dancing, looking for fossils, ...
  • There are literally millions of acts of agency going on around you every day.
  • ) CJ
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soheil1act of agency

anything an agent (a person or higher animal) does intentionally

Examples of acts of agency:

picking up a book, raising a glass to your lips, writing a letter, buying potatoes, saying 'hello' to a friend, borrowing money, turning on a radio, taking a walk, ordering a meal at a restaurant, driving a car, placing a plate on a

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