Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us. (Daniel Dennett)

Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.

Daniel Dennett

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