Are We Still Free to Choose?

The second essay in our Enlightenment series turns to autonomy — the counterpart to reason. To what extent are our choices still our own?

The essay explores five components of autonomy in modern life: self-direction versus social convention, moral judgement, labour and property, human agency in the age of the algorithm, and privacy in the private sphere.

Read the full essay on Substack: realworldlabs.substack.com