you free. For our desires sometimes have causes beyond themselves. Perhaps I desired to raise my arm because of hypnosis, or because of an inner compulsion driving me to try to touch the sky. Such compulsion takes away my freedom. And the libertarian generalizes further: if my desire is caused in any way it cannot be free. We sometimes say that our decisions are based on our “strongest desire.” If I want to eat beets, but I want to eat Brussels sprouts even more, then, faced with the choice, I will