Am I free? 1: Classic compatibilism

1. What is Hume's account of the mind?

your preferences, personality, experiences, are determined, they are not yours to choose; but you still count as free if you can act according to those preferences
freedom is not contrasted with determinism, it’s contrasted with constraint
the actions of a human being are caused by their prior mental/psychological states (their character) and a full grasp of their psychology would allow for the successful prediction of their behaviour
external motions impacting upon the senses and causing internal motions, the internal motions constitute all mental activity

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it doesn't allow that we could be not free due to internal factors such as psychology
it leaves no space for the agent
it's incompatible with determinism
it doesn't accord with our intuitions

causation consists in regularity, so in order to demonstrate that actions are caused we need to show that these are regularities in human behaviour
external motions impacting upon the senses and causing internal motions, the internal motions constitute all mental activity
your preferences, personality, experiences, are determined, they are not yours to choose; but you still count as free if you can act according to those preferences
the actions of a human being are caused by their prior mental/psychological states (their character) and a full grasp of their psychology would allow for the successful prediction of their behaviour