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    Compatibilist freedom, defended by Hume, Frankfurt, and D... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The creation of free moral agents carries an inherent risk of ultimate tragedy.

    Compatibilist freedom, defended by Hume, Frankfurt, and Dennett, holds that genuine moral agency does not require the ability to act contrary to one's deepest nature.

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    • 1.Moral responsibility requires only that actions flow from one's own desires, beliefs, and reasoning—not from some external metaphysical source.
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    • 2.If we could act contrary to our deepest nature, our choices would be random rather than free, undermining moral agency rather than securing it.
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    • 3.We rightly hold people accountable for actions reflecting their integrated values, even if those values were shaped by prior causes.
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    • 1.Moral agency requires the capacity to recognize reasons and act otherwise—ability to do otherwise is necessary for genuine responsibility.
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    • 2.If one's deepest nature is itself determined by factors beyond one's control, acting from it doesn't constitute authentic agency or desert.
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    • 3.The compatibilist account cannot distinguish between a person acting freely and a sophisticated automaton whose outputs match our values.
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