Here is the definition of Free will:

Free Will: Ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded.

and that of Determinism:

Determinism: All events are completely determined by previously existing causes.

In this form, they seem irreconcilable.

All three elements of free will:

1. Choice
2. Different possible courses of action
3. Unimpeded Action

violate Determinism (imo)

Can someone explain Compatibilism?

Here is the definition of Free will:

Free Will: Ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded.

and that of Determinism:

Determinism: All events are completely determined by previously existing causes.

In this form, they seem irreconcilable.

All three elements of free will:

1. Choice
2. Different possible courses of action
3. Unimpeded Action

violate Determinism, imo:

1. There can be no choice, if events are determined by previous causes.
2. There can be no more than one course of action, if events are completely determined.
3. If your actions are being determined by 'laws', then we cannot claim unimpeded action.

Philosophy has always been extremely hard for me. But here, I am not able to even grasp the definition of a philosophical term. Can someone please explain Compatibilism?