Are not the sovereign self and the question of free will interlinked problems? Their denial not only severs us from what it means to make choices – that there’s something at stake in being human – but also further veils us from the urgency of the examined life, that we do indeed need at least to attempt to become transparent to ourselves. The world isn't just yanking our chains.
Are not the sovereign self and the question of free will interlinked problems? Their denial not only severs us from what it means to make choices – that there’s something at stake in being human – but also further veils us from the urgency of the examined life, that we do indeed need at least to attempt to become transparent to ourselves. The world isn't just yanking our chains.
Otherwise, fate would have nothing to teach us.