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Agency and consciousness

David Cunning

pp. 271-294

Abstract

In Intentionality and other works, John Searle establishes himself as a leading defender of the view that consciousness of what one is doing is always a component of one’s action. In this paper I focus on problems with Searle’s view to establish that there are actions in which the agent is not at all aware of what she is doing. I argue that any theory that misses this sort of action keeps us from important insights into autonomy, self-knowledge and responsibility.

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(1999) Synthese 120 (2).

Pages: 271-294

DOI: 10.1023/A:1005192006642

Full citation:

Cunning David (1999) „Agency and consciousness“. Synthese 120 (2), 271–294.