The Limits of Freedom | Claire Fox, Julian Le Grand, Theodore Dalrymple
Freedom is a goal we all endorse. Yes as neurosci…
Philosophy for our times | The Institute of Art and Ideas Podcast · IAI
March 14, 201733m 20s
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Show Notes
Freedom is a goal we all endorse. Yes as neuroscience shows and history suggests, we are less content when we have more choice. Is too much freedom paradoxically debilitating? Do we need constraints to thrive, and might our chains be key to our freedom? Or is this a dangerous conceit of the privileged and free?
Psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple, Blair's former Senior Policy Advisor Julian Le Grand and author of I find that offensive Claire Fox interrogate choice.