Published The Value of Autonomy
I think we all understand instinctively why some degree of autonomy is important to every human: freedom feels good, and constraints often feel stifling and restrictive. But why is autonomy important to our species? Why, in other words, did we humans evolve to value autonomy, and to so regularly exercise it?
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23 Feb 2026