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    It is not the case that A will determined in its very act of willing by an external cause—even one aligned with its nature—lacks the sourcehood required for genuine freedom.

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    • 1.No causal chain is purely 'internal'—all willing depends on prior causes (genetics, neural states, reasons). Absolute sourcehood is incoherent.
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    • 2.A cause aligned with one's stable character and values can constitute authentic agency, even if externally influenced in origin.
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    • 3.Freedom requires acting on one's own desires and reasons, not independence from all causation. External alignment needn't undermine this.
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    • 1.Sourcehood requires that the will's determination originates from the agent's own evaluative capacities, not external causal chains.
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    • 2.External determination—even if harmonious with nature—bypasses the agent's deliberative process, making outcomes merely happen through them.
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    • 3.Alignment with nature doesn't constitute self-governance; a river flowing downhill aligns with its nature but lacks agency.
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