Aristotle Argued That an Act Could Be Free Only If

question 5

Multiple Choice

Aristotle argued that an act could be free only if it was both free from "external compulsion" and

• A) divinely mandated.
• B) not determined by past actions.
• C) performed for morally acceptable reasons.
• D) free of ignorance (where the actor didn't know what he or she was doing)

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