> I do think its a misuse of "agency" to ascribe moral agency to what is > effectively only a tool. Even a human, operating under duress, i.e. > as a tool for another, should be considered as having diminished or no > moral agency, in my opinion.
So, effectively, it sounds like agency requires both consciousness and willful control (and this debate actually has nothing to do with "moral" at all). I can agree with that. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=231415&user_secret=e9e40a7e