<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, I will analyse the relation between a sense of agency and free will. It is often proposed that by investigating the former, we can find a way of judging when an action is voluntary. Haggard seems to be one of the authors believing so. To answer if this assumption is correct, I will: 1) analyse the categories of free will and agency; 2) define the sense of agency; 3) describe ways of investigating the sense of agency; 4) describe models of emergence of the sense of agency; 5) analyse the relation between agency and responsibility. I will end by discussing the actual possibility of using the sense of agency measurements (as described in experimental sciences) as markers of free will.</p></abstract>

In this paper, I will analyse the relation between a sense of agency and free will. It is often proposed that by investigating the former, we can find a way of judging when an action is voluntary. Haggard seems to be one of the authors believing so. To answer if this assumption is correct, I will: 1) analyse the categories of free will and agency; 2) define the sense of agency; 3) describe ways of investigating the sense of agency; 4) describe models of emergence of the sense of agency; 5) analyse the relation between agency and responsibility. I will end by discussing the actual possibility of using the sense of agency measurements (as described in experimental sciences) as markers of free will.

Can the Sense of Agency Be a Marker of Free Will?

Studia Humana

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In this paper, I will analyse the relation between a sense of agency and free will. It is often proposed that by investigating the former, we can find a way of...

Can the Sense of Agency Be a Marker of Free Will?

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 69 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2019-0019

Keywords
sense of agency, sense of ownership, free will, responsibility

© 2019 Paweł Balcerak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Can the Sense of Agency Be a Marker of Free Will?

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 69 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2019-0019

Keywordssense of agency, sense of ownership, free will, responsibility

© 2019 Paweł Balcerak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sense of agency, sense of ownership, free will, responsibility