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    It is not the case that If the intervener's presence alters the actual sequence, the agent's actual-sequence freedom is compromised, restoring the need for alternatives.

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    • 1.An intervener preventing harmful action doesn't necessarily alter the agent's actual sequence if they only block external execution, not internal decision.
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    • 2.Actual-sequence accounts reject the necessity of alternatives; if the agent acts on their own reasons, alternatives are epistemically unnecessary for freedom.
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    • 3.Intervener presence and causal influence are distinct—presence alone doesn't compromise freedom unless it usurps the agent's deliberative control.
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    • 1.Actual-sequence freedom requires the agent's choice to flow from their own dispositional state, unmanipulated by external intervention.
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    • 2.When an intervener alters what would have occurred, they supplant the agent's causal role, making outcomes reflect intervener intent, not agent autonomy.
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    • 3.Without alternative possibilities, we cannot distinguish whether an outcome expresses the agent's will or merely executes the intervener's design.
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