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    An agent constituted by and operating through determined ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Pereboom's 'hard incompatibilism' argues determinism does bypass reasons-responsiveness by tracing causes to factors wholly outside the agent.

    An agent constituted by and operating through determined causal chains can still be the entity whose reasons-responsiveness mechanisms determine behavior, preserving responsibility.

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    Causal chains(as used in philosophy of causation)
    A sequence of events where each one is caused by the previous one, like dominoes falling in a line.
    Determined(describing whether your internal states themselves are forced by previous causes)
    Completely caused by prior events and conditions, so that given those exact circumstances, the outcome couldn't have been any different.
    agent(Economics terminology applied to medical ethics)
    The party in a principal-agent relationship who is instructed to produce the good or service on the principal's behalf — in the medical context, the doctor
    reasons-responsiveness(Epicurean philosophy of mind)
    The capacity to respond to reasons, which allows humans to control their own development, unlike other animals.
    responsibility

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    Being morally accountable for your actions—deserving praise or blame for what you do.

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