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    It is not the case that Hard incompatibilists like Derk Pereboom argue that causal determinism eliminates genuine sourcehood even across a life history of character-forming acts.

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    • 1.Sourcehood could require only that actions flow from one's own integrated character and reasons, not exemption from causation.
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    • 2.Character-formation across a life history can constitute genuine self-creation even if each step was causally determined.
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    • 3.The ability to do otherwise may be incoherent even for libertarians, making it an unfair standard for sourcehood.
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    • 1.If all events are necessitated by prior causes beyond one's control, then nothing can originate from oneself as a true source.
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    • 2.Character-forming acts remain causally determined by genetics, environment, and prior mental states one didn't choose.
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    • 3.Genuine sourcehood requires the ability to have done otherwise in identical circumstances, which determinism logically precludes.
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