Ideas from 'Letter to Mersenne' by René Descartes [1642], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Elbow Room - Free will worth wanting' by Dennett,Daniel C. [MIT 1999,0-262-54042-8]].

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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 3. Constraints on the will
The more reasons that compel me, the freer I am
                        Full Idea: I move the more freely towards an object in proportion to the number of reasons which compel me.
                        From: René Descartes (Letter to Mersenne [1642])