Frankfurt's Happy Addict thought experiment is intended to show that

A. as long as you act on your second-order volitions, you are responsible for your actions, whether or not you could do otherwise.
B. you are always responsible for your actions.
C. as long as you act on your first-order volitions, you are responsible for your actions, whether or not you could do otherwise.
D. you are responsible for your actions only if you could do otherwise.


Answer: A

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