es ) ▁joint ly ▁decide ▁upon ▁the ▁behaviour ▁of ▁both . ▁ ▁Free ▁will ▁according ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁Th ir teenth ▁century ▁phil os opher ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁viewed ▁humans ▁as ▁pre - program med ▁( by ▁virtue ▁of ▁being ▁human ) ▁to ▁seek ▁certain ▁goals , ▁but ▁able ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁routes ▁to ▁achieve ▁these ▁goals ▁( our ▁Arist ot elian ▁tel os ). ▁His ▁view ▁has ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁both ▁compat ibil ism ▁and ▁libert arian ism . ▁ ▁In ▁facing ▁choices , ▁he ▁argued ▁that ▁humans ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁intellect , ▁will , ▁and ▁pass ions . ▁The ▁will ▁is ▁" the ▁primary ▁m over ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁soul ▁... ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁efficient ▁cause ▁of ▁motion ▁in ▁the ▁body ." ▁Cho ice ▁falls ▁into ▁five ▁stages : ▁( i ) ▁intellectual ▁consideration ▁of ▁whether ▁an ▁objective ▁is ▁des irable , ▁( ii ) ▁intellectual ▁consideration ▁of ▁means ▁of ▁att aining ▁the ▁objective , ▁( iii ) ▁will ▁arriv es ▁at ▁an ▁intent ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁objective , ▁( iv ) ▁will ▁and ▁intellect ▁joint ly ▁decide ▁upon ▁choice ▁of ▁means ▁( v ) ▁will ▁elect s ▁execution . ▁Free ▁will ▁enters ▁as ▁follows : ▁Free ▁will ▁is ▁an ▁" app et itive ▁power ", ▁that ▁is , ▁not ▁a ▁cogn itive ▁power ▁of ▁intellect ▁( the ▁term ▁" app et ite " ▁from ▁Aqu inas ' s ▁definition ▁" includes ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁internal ▁incl ination "). ▁He ▁states ▁that ▁judgment