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    Supports→Manipulation arguments succeed even when the manipulated agent satisfies historical compatibilist conditions for free agency

    A mechanism implanted by a neuroscientist can be reasons-responsive and historically operative yet still fail the ownership condition because the agent never authentically endorsed it.

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    Authentically endorsed(as used in autonomy and personal agency)
    Genuinely agreed with or approved of from your own values and beliefs, not just going along with something because you were forced or manipulated into it.
    Implanted(as used in discussions of neurotechnology and personal identity)
    In this context, physically placed inside someone's brain or body, typically referring to a technological device or mechanism.
    Ownership condition(as used in free will and moral responsibility)
    A requirement in philosophy that you must be the true author of your own actions—meaning your actions genuinely come from you, not just from external forces controlling you.
    Reasons-responsive(as the quality the mechanism must have)
    Capable of recognizing good reasons for acting and being able to change your behavior based on understanding those reasons.

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    agent(Economics terminology applied to medical ethics)
    The party in a principal-agent relationship who is instructed to produce the good or service on the principal's behalf — in the medical context, the doctor

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