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Agency is Distinct from Autonomy

Both autonomy and agency play central roles in the emerging enactive vocabulary. Although some treat these concepts as practically synonymous, others have sought to be more explicit about the conditions required for agency over and above autonomy. I attempt to be self-conscious about the role of the observer (or scientist) in such discussions, and emphasise that the concept of agency, in partic...

Will OPEC lose from the Kyoto Protocol?

A range of energy-economy models forecast losses to members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should the Kyoto Protocol come into force. These forecasts are a powerful influence in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations. They are used by OPEC to advance the agenda on the impacts of response measures, covertly arguing for compensation for...

Who Will Gain and Who Will Lose Influence under Different Electoral Rules . Who Will Gain and Who Will Lose Influence under Different Electoral Rules*

*The research reported here was supported by funds granted to the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin by the Office of Economic Opportunity pursuant to provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. We also acknowledge computation funds from NICHD grant l-P01-HD05876. The conclusions are the sale responsibility of the authors. ABSTRACT Elec~'oraJ,. reform has p...

Scheherazade's Will: Quantum Narrative Agency

Life, the ordinary kind that humans experience, has many phenomena that display quantum mechanics-like behavior. We propose a novel agent framework to support this behavior in a layered context, spanning from the human domain to the level of ordinary physics.

Autonomy, respect for autonomy and weakness of will.