"Critical thought, free thought and independent thought, as used in the thread all seem to presuppose the unproblematic referential univocity of the term *thought*. One need not be an eliminative materialist to assert there are serious problems with the presupposition. "
Well, you tell me. If you take thought to be that unending blather that goes on in your noggin, show me how it is anything other than the trace of your conditioning or a reaction to that conditioning. Either way, unfree.
Not useless, mind you, just limited. And it is best if we are aware of those limitations.
Joanna