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    Challenges→The will is not compelled by a thing's being good.

    If the will can be necessitated by a sufficiently complete presentation of goodness, then goodness itself—not merely the will's spontaneity—functions as a compelling cause in determinate cases.

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    Key Terms

    Compelling cause(as used in discussions of causation)
    Something that forces an effect to happen; a reason or force strong enough to make something occur.
    Determinate cases(as used in logic and metaphysics)
    Specific situations where the outcome is definite and fixed, rather than uncertain or random.
    Free will vs. determinism problem(the broader debate this statement engages with)
    The philosophical puzzle about whether we truly make free choices or whether everything we do is ultimately caused by factors beyond our control.
    Necessitated(as used in ethics and free will)
    When something is forced to happen or forced to be true by circumstances beyond your control, leaving you no real choice.
    Presentation of goodness

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    (as used in ethics)
    How clearly or convincingly you perceive something to be good or valuable.
    Spontaneity(contrasted with receptivity in how minds work)
    The ability to generate thoughts, ideas, or actions from within yourself rather than just passively receiving them from outside.
    will(Herbart's practical philosophy; distinguished from mere desire by cognitive determinacy and belief in attainability)
    A species of desire marked by determinate cognition and fixing of its object, combined with conviction that the object is attainable

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