Question 9: Is there a counterexample to Bratman’s theory of shared agency?
Hints
Be sure you understand what a counterexample is. Check the glossary entry on counterexample.
Petersson (2007, p. 140) attempts to provide a counterexample (‘Suppose I want the window smashed. ...’)
Be sure you understand what Bratman’s theory of shared agency claims.
This is a difficult question as no one has yet suceeded in publishing a counterexample to Bratman’s theory of shared agency.
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