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Single Idea 3789

[filed under theme 16. Persons / F. Free Will / 3. Constraints on the will ]

Full Idea

I move the more freely towards an object in proportion to the number of reasons which compel me.

Gist of Idea

The more reasons that compel me, the freer I am

Source

René Descartes (Letter to Mersenne [1642])

Book Ref

Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Elbow Room - Free will worth wanting' [MIT 1999], p.20