Freedom acts through self-influence over one’s own inner life, not just absence of constraints

Evidence

When viewed from a social cognitive perspective, freedom is not construed merely passively as the absence of constraints and coercion in choice of action. Rather, it is viewed proactively as the exercise of self-influence in the service of selected goals and desired futures. … In addition to regulating their actions, people also live in a psychic environment largely of their own making. In this environment, the self-management of their inner lives frees them from unwanted trains of thought (Bandura, 1997). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 100

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes Bandura’s core redefinition of freedom as agentic self-influence rather than passive absence of constraint.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 100
• XREF: connects to: Freedom is conceived either as absence of interference or as self-mastery — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 99