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In a future with more ‘mind reading,’ thanks to neurotech, we may need to rethink freedom of thought

  • Written by: Parker Crutchfield, Professor of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law, Western Michigan University
imageOur minds are buffeted by all kinds of influences, though some seem more menacing than others.wenjin chen/DigitalVision Vectoria via Getty Images

Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, never wrote things down. He warned that writing undermines memory – that it is nothing but a reminder of some previous thought. Compared to people who...

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