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'''Agency''' is a [[concept]] used in [[philosophy]] and [[sociology]] to refer to the capacity of an agent to [[act]] in a world. In philosophy, the agency is considered as belonging to that agent even if that agent represents a fictitious character, or some other non-existent [[entity]]. The capacity to act does not at first imply a specific [[moral]] [[dimension]] to the ability to make the [[choice]] to act, therefore moral agency is a distinct concept. In sociology, an agent is an [[individual]] engaging with the social [[structure]]; '''''the structure and agency debate''''' concerning the level of [[reflexivity]] that agent may possess.
 
'''Agency''' is a [[concept]] used in [[philosophy]] and [[sociology]] to refer to the capacity of an agent to [[act]] in a world. In philosophy, the agency is considered as belonging to that agent even if that agent represents a fictitious character, or some other non-existent [[entity]]. The capacity to act does not at first imply a specific [[moral]] [[dimension]] to the ability to make the [[choice]] to act, therefore moral agency is a distinct concept. In sociology, an agent is an [[individual]] engaging with the social [[structure]]; '''''the structure and agency debate''''' concerning the level of [[reflexivity]] that agent may possess.

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