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This paper was submitted for publication in this journal by Professor Irving Thalberg, after the author had died. We have been sorry to learn later that Professor Thalberg also passed away.—Editor.

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Levison, A.B. Do our actions cause our behavior?. Philosophia 18, 227–238 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02380078

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