d'Holbach says, "Action always being the effect of his will once determined, and as his will cannot be determined but by a motive which is not in his own power, it follows that he is never the master of the determination of his own peculiar will; that consequently he never acts as ..."
A) a universal construct.
B) a free agent.
C) an eternal optimist.
D) an agnostic.

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In this passage, d'Holbach is arguing that human beings are not free agents because their actions are "always being the effect of his will once determined," and their will is determined by motives that are not in their own power. Therefore, the best choice is B, "a free agent." The other choices are not directly relevant to the passage.

D'Holbach Says, "Action Always Being the Effect of His Will