Reason’s Limits and the Future of Freedom

Source: Mindset Shifts
by Barry Brownstein

“Arguing against one of the most common misconceptions in all of philosophy, Hume taught that to rely on reason to control our passions is to bet on the wrong horse. Hume’s insight about the primacy of passions is not an abstract philosophical point but carries profound implications for understanding political obedience and the very future of freedom.” (08/20/25)

https://mindsetshifts.substack.com/p/reasons-limits-and-the-future-of