informs much thinking in contemporary liberal western life and art Does "informs much thinking in contemporary liberal western life and art" mean: 1. inspires much of our thoughts in contemporary liberal western life and art or 2. inspires our thoughts in contemporary liberal western life and art very much or 3. inspires the habit of thinking so much in contemporary liberal western life and art Context: Daniel Dennett’s view is that biological determinism does not imply inevitability because the human brain has evolved to ‘generate and assimilate culture’ so we can use our intelligence to plan ahead and our skills with language to communicate our intentions and we can even intervene with nature itself. The notion that we are free as individuals to act and, hopefully, to act responsibly, is part of the humanist legacy which informs much thinking in contemporary liberal western life and art. How far can we circumvent fate?