I didn't think of that

Philosophical Issues 33 (1):45-57 (2023)
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Abstract

Consider cases in which an agent simply doesn.t think to do a certain thing, or doesn't think of a crucial consideration favoring doing a certain thing, or intends to do a certain thing but forgets to do it. In such a case, is the agent able to do the thing that she fails to do? Assume that commonly we all‐in can do things that we do not do. Here I argue that, given this assumption, in the cases under consideration, too, commonly agents all‐in can do the things they fail to do.

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Randolph Clarke
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Abilities to Act.Randolph Clarke - 2015 - Philosophy Compass 10 (12):893-904.
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