What does actionness mean?
Actionness means (philosophy, linguistics) The property of being an action..
Actionness
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(philosophy, linguistics) The property of being an action..
Example Sentences
That action which, upon being performed, does not prejudicially affect its agent is deemed to have lost its nature of 'actionness' (karmatva) as well as its binding force (bandhakatva).
Thus despite the usefulness of the noun 'agency' to describe actionness, and the ubiquity of the 'agency–structure debate' […]
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That action which, upon being performed, does not prejudicially affect its agent is deemed to have lost its nature of 'actionness' (karmatva) as well as its binding force (bandhakatva).
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