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Indispensability, the Discursive Dilemma, and Groups with Minds of Their Own [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There is a way of talking that would appear to involve ascriptions of purpose, goal directed activity, and intentional states to groups. Cases are familiar enough: classmates intend to vacation in Switzerland, the department is searching for a ...
Roth, Abraham Sesshu
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Preparing for the worst: The irrationality of emotionally recalcitrant reasoning

open access: yesThe Southern Journal of Philosophy, Volume 63, Issue 4, Page 501-516, December 2025.
Abstract The question of what exactly is irrational about recalcitrant emotions—those that occur in tension or conflict with our beliefs—has been widely debated. Sabine Döring claims that such irrationality only emerges if we act on our recalcitrant emotion or engage in emotion‐relevant reasoning in light of it.
Ed Armitage
wiley   +1 more source

Modest Sociality: Continuities and Discontinuities

open access: yesJournal of Social Ontology, 2015
A central claim in Michael Bratman’s account of shared agency is that there need be no radical conceptual, metaphysical or normative discontinuity between robust forms of small-scale shared intentional agency, i.e., modest sociality, and individual ...
Pacherie Elisabeth
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Environmental Covariates on Pollinator Community Occupancy, Detection, and Richness Across Urban Gardens in Richmond, Virginia, USA

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.
Urban gardens can play a vital role in supporting pollinator diversity and aiding ecosystem health amidst global declines in pollinators. This study analyzed plant–pollinator interactions in Mid‐Atlantic (USA) urban gardens using multispecies occupancy models, focusing on two native plants: Liatris spicata and Pycnanthemum muticum .
Nicholas J. Ruppel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared Agency in Modest Sociality

open access: yesJournal of Social Ontology, 2014
A contribution to a symposium on Michael Bratman, Shared Agency: A Planning Theory of Acting Together.
Kirk Ludwig
doaj  

Shared Agency on Gilbert and deep continuity

open access: yesJournal of Social Ontology, 2015
I compare Bratman’s theory with Gilbert’s. I draw attention to their ­similarities, query Bratman’s claim that his theory is the more parsimonious, and point to one theoretical advantage of Gilbert’s theory.
Smith Thomas H.
doaj   +1 more source

Entitlement to Reasons for Action [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The reasons for which I act are normally my reasons; I represent goal states and the means to attaining them, and these guide me in action. Can your reason ever be the reason why I act?
Roth, Abraham
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Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 2622-2658, November 2025.
Abstract There is growing interest in using urban greening projects to support biodiversity. While there are many potential co‐benefits, the health outcomes resulting from biodiversity‐supporting activities have yet to be synthesized. We conducted a systematic review of health outcomes associated with seven biodiversity‐supporting elements, including ...
Erica N. Spotswood   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared Agency: A Planning Theory of Acting Together (Michael E. Bratman)

open access: yesGogoa, 2017
Shared agency eskala txikiko ekintza kolektiboari buruzko lana da, jar- duera sozialak ekite indibidualarekin daukan harremanaren ingurukoa.
openaire   +3 more sources

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