Human autonomy
In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy ask what autonomy really is. What does it mean to be "free"? Are drug addicts free? And what is unique about human beings?
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00:01:47 What is unique about humans?
00:06:39 Is everybody special?
00:08:51 Deontological ethics
00:09:27 Uniqueness and dignity
00:14:08 Are religious societies better?
00:15:59 Is freedom the absence of obstacles?
00:16:50 Meritocracy
00:19:08 Protestant work ethic
00:20:59 Autonomy
00:21:16 Harry Frankfurt (1929-) on autonomy
00:22:49 Addiction and freedom
00:26:47 Ronald Dworkin (1931-2013)
00:28:06 Autonomy as the capacity to question one’s will
00:28:45 Orthonomy (Pettit and Smith 1993)
00:32:20 Relational autonomy
00:34:50 Autonomy and the technological world
00:36:52 Is capitalism the real problem?
00:39:20 What is the human brain for?
Philosophers and theories mentioned:
00:08:51 Deontological ethics
00:16:50 Meritocracy
00:21:16 Harry Frankfurt (1929-) on autonomy
00:26:47 Ronald Dworkin (1931-2013)
00:28:45 Orthonomy (Pettit and Smith 1993)
00:32:20 Relational autonomy
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