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W. T. Steace Case Study

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W.T. Stace believed that while many our actions are free, they are not completely uncaused. Additionally, many of our actions are not free. Stace holds that we are generally in control of our decisions and are consequently in charge of our chain of actions. A case Stace uses to differentiate between free and unfree actions is a person leaving the office. The version of this case where someone is acting freely is someone leaving the office to go get lunch This person is making the decision to leave and get food because he/she is hungry; therefore, this is a free act. The version of this case where someone is not acting freely is someone leaving the office because he/she is forcibly removed. This person did not have a choice in to leave the office;
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