Alfred Mele, Aspects of Agency: Decisions, Abilities, Explanations, and Free Will

Justin A. Capes

doi:10.1163/17455243-17060001

Alfred Mele, Aspects of Agency: Decisions, Abilities, Explanations, and Free Will

Journal of Moral Philosophy ◽

10.1163/17455243-17060001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 683-685

Author(s):

Justin A. Capes

Keyword(s):

Free Will ◽

Alfred Mele

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Free Will and Luck - By Alfred Mele

Philosophical Books ◽

10.1111/j.1468-0149.2008.456_13.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 71-73

Author(s):

Laura W. Ekstrom

Keyword(s):

Free Will ◽

Alfred Mele

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When Mother Earth Rises Up

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000112 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 271-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Simona Sacchi ◽

Paolo Riva ◽

Marco Brambilla

Keyword(s):

Free Will ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Mental States ◽

Disaster Victims ◽

Willingness To Help ◽

Mother Earth

Anthropomorphization is the tendency to ascribe humanlike features and mental states, such as free will and consciousness, to nonhuman beings or inanimate agents. Two studies investigated the consequences of the anthropomorphization of nature on people’s willingness to help victims of natural disasters. Study 1 (N = 96) showed that the humanization of nature correlated negatively with willingness to help natural disaster victims. Study 2 (N = 52) tested for causality, showing that the anthropomorphization of nature reduced participants’ intentions to help the victims. Overall, our findings suggest that humanizing nature undermines the tendency to support victims of natural disasters.

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