research combatibilism even though every event, including human actions, is causally determined by prior causes (determinism), humans can still possess free will in the sense that they are able to act according to their desires, intentions, and rational deliberations, even if those desires are shaped by past events. in this view, freedom is not about the ability to act without any causes or constraints but about the ability to act in alignment with one's internal motivations and rational choices without external coercion. this concept allows for moral responsibility because, according to compatibilism, as long as a person acts according to their internal desires and reasoning, they can be held accountable for their actions. compatibilists assert that the existence of causal chains does not negate human agency because free will is defined not defined as the ability to choose between uncaused alternatives but as the ability to act in accordance with one's own will, even if that will is determined by prior factors. while critics of compatibilism argue that it merely offers an illusion of freedomclaiming that if determinism is true, our choices are not truly freecompatibilists respond that freedom, in the relevant sense, is about self-governance and acting according to ones character, even in a determined world.
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