The Wright Bros. have earned a spot in our history books with their amazing feats of ingenuity and inventive engineering. But how much of their actions can be attributed to their own conscious choices? The question of whether we are free to act on our own volition or if, rather, we are enslaved to a predetermined fate decided by the laws of physics and circumstances beyond our control is one that has plagued the most ingenious philosophical thinkers since ancient times. If we are truly free to decide our own fate, how do we square this with a naturalistic view of the world that hinges on causality? And if we are not as free as we think we are, then how do we reconcile this with our notions of justice and responsibility?

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