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    A being constitutionally incapable of acting otherwise th... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A will that cannot exercise itself except under the Idea of its freedom is free from a practical point of view.

    A being constitutionally incapable of acting otherwise than as if free derives no genuine normative authority from that incapacity.

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    • 1.Normative authority requires the possibility of genuine alternatives; acting 'as if' free while constitutionally unable differs fundamentally from actual freedom.
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    • 2.An illusion of choice cannot ground obligations on others, since they couldn't reasonably be held accountable to demands stemming from the agent's necessary behavior.
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    • 3.Authority requires the capacity to do otherwise; without this capacity, commands merely describe inevitable outcomes rather than establish genuine norms.
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    • 1.Normative authority may depend on rational coherence and consistency, not metaphysical ability; a being acting rationally deserves respect regardless of underlying mechanism.
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    • 2.If all agents are constitutionally constrained by prior causes, denying authority to one type of constraint while accepting others is arbitrarily inconsistent.
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    • 3.The appearance of freedom suffices for moral relationships; we grant authority to humans despite uncertainty about libertarian free will.
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