Will, Voluntary, Variation

According to the traditional concept of 'free will', any exercise of 'will' is ex nihilo, and, hence, the sufficient cause of any ensuing act. In contrast, here, Will is the Material Principle of Experience, i. e. its principle of Diversification, and, hence, effects a variation of given circumstances. In other words, an act that ensues from an exercise of Will incorporates the variation into those circumstances. So, unlike a 'free' act, a 'voluntary' act does not preclude the contribution to it of preceding conditions, which might complicate an attempt to attribute responsibility, but accurately reflects the details of Experience.