Luke Weinhagen (@Weinhagen)

Deconflating Free Will Agency consists of a wide spectrum representing a level of ownership of one's incentive. Relative independence from one’s psychological environment. One has some level of agency for each incentive he may encounter - Incentive 1: No Agency <------------X--> Full Agency Incentive 2: No Agency <--------X------> Full Agency Incentive 3: No Agency <-------------X-> Full Agency Incentive 4: No Agency <---X-----------> Full Agency Autonomy consists of a narrow spectrum representing a level of ownership of one's action. Relative independence from one’s physiological environment. One has some level of autonomy for every action they may undertake - Action 1: No Autonomy <--X> Full Autonomy Action 2: No Autonomy <--X> Full Autonomy Action 3: No Autonomy <--X> Full Autonomy Action 4: No Autonomy <X--> Full Autonomy (ex: something I am physically incapable of) Free Will describes an individual's agency across all incentives and autonomy across all actions. A combination of the peaks across all spectra. In defining Free Will agency and autonomy are mutually inclusive. A complete loss of one negates the other - -- I may be in complete control over my motives (full agency across all incentives), but if I am in a coma (no autonomy in any action) my free will is effectively zero. -- I may have perfect bodily control across all physical domains (full autonomy across all actions), but if psychologically conditioned to only follow orders (no agency in any incentive) my free will is effectively zero. No human has perfect free will because no human has perfect agency and perfect autonomy. All but the rarest exception have some free will because all but the rarest exception have access to some agency and some autonomy. As such, responsibility for actions always belongs to the autonomous actor and we weigh the action by the actor's agency. (full-accounting with graceful failure/accommodation)