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The deliberative stit: A study of action, omission, ability, and obligation

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    John F. Horty

  2. Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 15260, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Nuel Belnap

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Horty, J.F., Belnap, N. The deliberative stit: A study of action, omission, ability, and obligation. J Philos Logic 24, 583–644 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01306968

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