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locke: an action is free if it is the result of a choice on the part of the agent (the
person who commits the action)
a corollary; one is free to the extent that ones actions result from one choices,
and one is unfree to the extent that ones actions do not so result
since how things are, etermines how things will be...we are able to control and its
only because of that fact we are able to control. because we are connected to
our bodies, we are able to control.
lockes analysis is ok, locke has identified one important kind of freedom, bodily
freedom/freedom from external inhibitory facts etc.
But what about psychological freedom? what about "autonomy?" is all freedom
identical with the freedom to execute ones choices? (Locke doesnt consider this
question, but if he had, he would have said "no." or is there some other kind of
freedom? (frankfurt says "yes")
he agrees with what locke says, he thinks if you arent able to do the things
you wanna do, you are not free ex, if you are shackled to a wall.
franfurt says there is more to freedom than being restrained.
frankfurt beleives there is a sense that choice can be free or unfree.
if you are a amazing music composer, but he has an heroin addiction. but
what you really wanna do is compose music and you are really good at it,
however, you have this terrible addiction to heroin, but if you do you would
be out of order for a day or so.
you have a choice, compose music, or do heroin. one of those desires,
reflects what you believe to be of value, you dont believe heroin has value
but you want to do it.
frankfurt: in order for an action to be free, it must satify two ocnditions: (i)
it must be th result of a decision on the part of the agent (so to thi extent,
Frankfurt agrees with Locke); and (ii) the decision in question mst be in
alighment with what the agent really values and, more gnerally, who the
agent really is.
according to franfurt, actions that result from ego- dystonic choices are not
free, in other words, if you dont indetify wiht the choice youre making, and
on which you are acting. than the ensugin act is not a freeone. the
compuoser/heroin user doesnt idenftu with what hes doing )when hes
shooting heroin); he sees it as a case of his identity being commandeered
or taken over by something alien to it. But that same person does identify
with what hes doing when he compses; he sees his actions (in that
context) as being onces of which he is the sole author and with which he
can fully identify.
if jerry is a bird, than jerry has feather, i the statement has if, than its a
hypotheical statements, its just not true.
the if part of a hypotheical statement, if jerry is a bird...is the antecdent
than jerry has feathers is the consequent.