Philosophy / Unit 4 Philosophy 0159 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Classical Compatibilism
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The idea
Classical compatibilism: a free act is one caused by your own desires and unforced by external constraint—freedom is doing what you want.
In practice
Hobbes and Hume held versions: the prisoner is unfree; the diner choosing dessert is free—determinism notwithstanding, nothing compelled the order.
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