Freedom as independence

List, Christian ORCID: 0000-0003-1627-800X and Valentini, Laura (2014) Freedom as independence. . London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

Much recent philosophical work on social freedom focuses on whether freedom should be understood as non-interference, in the liberal tradition associated with Isaiah Berlin, or as non-domination, in the republican tradition revived by Philip Pettit and Quentin Skinner. We defend a conception of freedom that lies between these two alternatives: freedom as independence. Like republican freedom, it demands the robust absence of relevant constraints on action. Unlike republican, and like liberal freedom, it is not moralized. We show that freedom as independence retains the virtues of its liberal and republican counterparts while shedding their vices. Our aim is to put this conception of freedom more firmly on the map and to offer a novel perspective on the logical space in which different conceptions of freedom are located.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	http://personal.lse.ac.uk/list/
Additional Information:	© 2014 the Authors.
Divisions:	Government CPNSS
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2015 14:56
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 19:16
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63773

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