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The Capacities of Agents Multiple Choice
The Capacities of Agents
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Levy aims to show that the proponent of Frankfurt-style cases is not warranted in distinguishing between
The agent and the intervener.
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The agent's capacities to respond or react to reasons and the context.
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Gaining and losing capacities.
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Abilities and capacities.
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In Jillian's case
The doctor is malicious.
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The doctor saves the drowning person.
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Jillian is drowning.
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The presence of the doctor adds to Jillian's capacities.
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According to Levy, agents can
Only gain capacities to react to interventions.
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Only lose capacities to react to interventions.
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Both gain and lose capacities to react to interventions.
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Neither gain nor lose capacities to react to interventions.
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Levy concludes that
Context is important in matters of free will.
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Agents can react to the presence of interveners.
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Agents are unable to react to the presence of interveners.
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Both a and b.
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