Agent causation

Agent causation, or Agent causality, is an idea in philosophy which states that a being who is not an event--namely an agent-- can cause events (particularly the agent's own actions). Agent causation contrasts with event causation, which occurs when an event causes another event.[1][2]

Defenders of this theory include Thomas Reid and Roderick Chisholm.

See also

References
  1. "Agent Causation - Bibliography - PhilPapers". philpapers.org. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. "Agent-Causality". informationphilosopher.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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