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Intentional action and wayward causal chains: The problem of tertiary waywardness

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Mele, A.R. Intentional action and wayward causal chains: The problem of tertiary waywardness. Philosophical Studies 51, 55–60 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00353962

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