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| An agent can act without prior events necessitating the agents action. |
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| The process that one event causes another. |
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| A branch of indeterminatism that holds the future is open and that we have the power to shape it. |
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| We are all full of conflicting desires, all of which urge us to act. Actions determined by the past can still be free. |
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| Traditional Compatibilism |
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| An action is free if: 1. The action is caused by the will of the agent & 2. The action is performed without constraints. |
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| Principle & Sufficient Reason |
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| Any thing that happens is done so for a definite reason. |
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| In some events the future cannot be avoided no matter what we do. |
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| The future is based on the past. |
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| We aren't responsible for any future actions because we have no power to change the past. |
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| Freewill and determination can coexist. |
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