The compatibilist claims that a free action is an action which
A) is impossible.
B) lacks both a physical and a psychological cause.
C) requires one to have metaphysical freedom.
D) has,as its immediate causes,psychological states in the agent.

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According to compatibilism, a free action is one that has psychological states in the agent as its immediate causes. This means that even if there are physical or external influences on the agent, they can still choose to act in a certain way based on their own internal mental states. The other options (A, B, and C) are not accurate descriptions of free actions according to compatibilism.

The Compatibilist Claims That a Free Action Is an Action