: ▁freedom ▁of ▁thought ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁action . ▁The ▁cont roll able ▁and ▁un cont roll able ▁aspects ▁of ▁decision ▁making ▁thereby ▁are ▁made ▁log ically ▁separ able , ▁as ▁pointed ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁introduction . ▁This ▁separation ▁of ▁will ▁from ▁action ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁history , ▁going ▁back ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Sto ic ism ▁and ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Ch ry si pp us ▁( 2 7 9 – 2 0 6 ▁B CE ), ▁who ▁separated ▁external ▁ante ced ent ▁causes ▁from ▁the ▁internal ▁disposition ▁receiving ▁this ▁cause . ▁ ▁Ste iner ▁then ▁arg ues ▁that ▁inner ▁freedom ▁is ▁achieved ▁when ▁we ▁integrate ▁our ▁sens ory ▁impress ions , ▁which ▁reflect ▁the ▁outer ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁our ▁thoughts , ▁which ▁l end ▁coh er ence ▁to ▁these ▁impress ions ▁and ▁thereby ▁disc lose ▁to ▁us ▁an ▁understand able ▁world . ▁A cknow led ging ▁the ▁many ▁influ ences ▁on ▁our ▁choices , ▁he ▁never theless ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁pre clude ▁freedom ▁unless ▁we ▁fail ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁them . ▁Ste iner ▁arg ues ▁that ▁outer ▁freedom ▁is ▁att ained ▁by ▁per me ating ▁our ▁de eds ▁with ▁moral ▁imagination .” ▁“ M oral ” ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁refers ▁to ▁action ▁that ▁is ▁w illed , ▁while ▁“ im ag ination ” ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁mental ▁capacity ▁to ▁en vision ▁conditions ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁already ▁hold . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁functions ▁are ▁necessarily ▁conditions ▁for ▁freedom . ▁Ste iner ▁a ims ▁to