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Freedom as Non-Constraint

By Rainbolt, George W.

Freedom as Non-Constraint

By Rainbolt, George W.

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When is a person free to do something? The focus of much of the recent work on this question has been the debate between those who defend freedom as non-interference (aka liberals) and those who defend freedom as non-domination (aka republicans). This book defends a new answer to this question, freedom as non-constraint. According to freedom as non-constraint, both interference and domination cause unfreedom, both human and natural constraints cause unfreedom, and both controlled and uncontrolled interference cause unfreedom. Compared to liberal and republican theories, freedom as non-constraint provides a better account of systemic and structural threats to freedom, a better picture of how market forces and governments impact freedom, and a better understanding of how the natural world constrains freedom. Freedom as non-constraint also provides a new account of the scalarity of freedom and points to the limits on our ability to measure freedom with precision.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
228
Release Date:
2025-07-10
Publication Date:
2025-07-10
Publisher:
Springer Nature Switzerland
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3031611837
ISBN13:
9783031611834
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
301 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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