We're just arguing definitions at this point, and I grant that my definition of free will requires consciousness. You're right to ask whether that is the only possible definition of free will.
For my purposes, though, I use free will in the context of morality and culpability. And you definitely can't have moral culpability without free will, which is why neither animals nor the insane can be culpable of crimes.
And you can't have moral culpability without consciousness. If I kill someone while sleepwalking, I would likely be found not guilty.
For my purposes, though, I use free will in the context of morality and culpability. And you definitely can't have moral culpability without free will, which is why neither animals nor the insane can be culpable of crimes.
And you can't have moral culpability without consciousness. If I kill someone while sleepwalking, I would likely be found not guilty.