Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part One) | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. 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. The post Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolu...