A causally determined agent whose deliberative processes track and respond to reasons is not relevantly unfree, since the causal chain runs through the self rather than bypassing it.

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Bypassing it(as used in free will philosophy): Going around something, skipping over it. In this context, it means an external force controlling your action without involving your own thoughts or reasoning at all.
Causally determined(in discussions of free will and determinism): When something is forced to happen by prior causes—like dominoes falling in a chain where each one had no choice but to fall.
Deliberative processes(as used in decision-making and agency): The thinking and reasoning you do when you're considering different options and deciding what to do.
Relevantly unfree(as used in debates about free will): Not having freedom in a way that actually matters for moral responsibility. The word 'relevantly' means the unfreedom has to be the kind that takes away your moral responsibility for your actions.
The causal chain runs through the self(as used in compatibilist theories of free will): When your own thinking and desires are part of the cause of your actions, rather than something external forcing you to act against your own judgment. It means the cause passes through YOU—your reasoning, your values—not around you.
Track and respond to reasons(as used in theories of free will): When your decisions actually follow from your thinking about good reasons. For example, you choose a healthy snack because you recognize the reason that it's good for you, and that reason actually influences what you pick.

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