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Getting by with a little help from our friends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2018

Enoch Lambert  and
Daniel C. Dennett
Enoch Lambert
Affiliation:
Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. Enoch.lambert@gmail.com Daniel.dennett@tufts.edu http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/
Daniel C. Dennett
Affiliation:
Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. Enoch.lambert@gmail.com Daniel.dennett@tufts.edu http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/
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Abstract

We offer two kinds of constructive criticism in the spirit of support for Doris's socially scaffolded pluralism regarding agency. First: The skeptical force of potential “goofy influences” is not as straightforward as Doris argues. Second: Doris's positive theory must address more goofy influences due to social processes that appear to fall under his criteria for agency-promoting practices. Finally, we highlight “arms race” phenomena in Doris's social dynamics that invite closer attention in further development of his theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e48
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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