The Illusion of Agency as a Mark of Ultimacy

This essay proposes that action unaccompanied by the usual feeling of conscious agency constitutes a “mark of ultimacy.” Characteristically religious statements of “agentless action” find support in social psychological and cognitive scientific research that calls into question the intuitive belief...

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Main Author: Nicholson Hugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-09-01
Series:Open Theology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2018-0029