Having A First And Second Order Of Volition
According to Frankfurt, having free will consists in having a second order of volition. This would entail a person having a first order desire where they decisively identify a desire to want or not to want to do something. The person must have the freedom to want whatever they will. If a person identifies their first order as wanting to do something, their second order must either want to want their first order or not want to want their first order. These would be considered the desire upon which the person will become moved or act upon. In having a first and second order of volition would indicate a kind of conflict (if the orders do not coincide), that needs to be resolved in order for an action to occur. If however, the conflict is not resolved
then the person will not be considered to have the freedom of will since the person has no particular preference and is indifferent to their desires.