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Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Levels of Agency and Metacognitive Monitoring

This chapter provides a systematic overview of the different levels of agency, including self-regulation and simulating actions based on past experience. It explores how animals exhibit various levels of agency, discusses metacognitive monitoring in chimpanzees, and briefly mentions the attribution of one's own functioning to others.

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