Freedom For All

Introducing Freedom (0:00 – 1:10)

• 1. How would you describe what freedom is?
  2. Why do we as humans value freedom so much?
  3. Where do you think our ‘freedom instinct’ comes from?

Personal Freedom (1:11 – 3:28)

• 1. What’s the best thing about living in the modern world?
  2. What does it mean to want ‘lives without limits’?
  3. How good are we at knowing what will make us happy?
  4. Which personal freedom is most valuable to you?

Freedom v. Autonomy (3:29 – 5:00)

• 1. What is the difference between freedom and autonomy?
  2. Where do you think our desire for autonomy comes from?
  3. What examples of unhealthy autonomy have you seen?
  4. Why is autonomy a poor substitute for freedom?

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Priyan Max Jeganathan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity. A former lawyer and political & policy adviser, Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford. You can read Max’s book ‘The Freedom Trap’ to further unpack the ideas that are introduced in this clip.