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Moral agency
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For other senses of the word "agency", see Agency (disambiguation) and Free agency
(disambiguation).
Moral agency is a person's responsibility for making moral judgments and taking actions that
comport with morality[citation needed].
A Moral agent is "a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong" [1]
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• 1 Development and analysis
• 2 Distinction between moral agency and eligibility for moral consideration
• 3 Sources
• 4 Notes
• 5 See also
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