Compatibilism: Freedom Is Acting On Deliberated Preference

Free will is real and compatible with determinism: following Locke and Hume, 'free will' is a misnomer—it is the person, not the will, that is free or unfree. To act freely is to deliberate among options, choose on the basis of one's own preferences, and be capable of executing that choice; the alleged conflict between physical determinism and free will is an illusion because they address different topics.