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Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it

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Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin

The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece – in part because it served a politician’s interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new Athenian democracy, which the politician Cleisthenes both introduced and benefited from.

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07Oct/22

Do we have free will – and do we want it? Thomas the Tank Engine offers clues

October 7, 2022Human InterestArticles, Branches of philosophy, Causality, Creative Commons, Determinism, Free will, Free will in theology, Harry Frankfurt, Metaphysics, Moral responsibility, Moravec, Philosophy, Philosophy of life, Randomness, Thomas Tank Engine, United States, Willadmin

Matyáš Moravec, University of St Andrews

Are we free or are our actions determined by the laws of physics? And how much free will do we actually want? These questions have troubled philosophers for millennia – and there are still no perfect answers.

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