A theory that demotes non-representational agency to a 'more basic kind' systematically excludes it from the morally and practically significant domain the standard theory was designed to explain.
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agency(Used to assess whether switching the trolley is deontologically prohibited.)
A morally relevant sense in which an agent is the direct cause of harm, invoked in deontological constraints; its absence removes a deontological bar to acting.
non-representational agency(as an alternative form of agency being contrasted)
The ability to act and make choices without needing thoughts or mental representations—more like how animals might act on pure instinct.
representational(used to discuss whether experiences can be captured in some form that others can understand)
Something that stands for or describes something else—like how words represent ideas, or how a painting represents a scene.