What is the meanig of freedom?

Question

what is the meaning of freedom if the world is indirect slave of Bush and America

Answer 1

Freedom, or the idea of being free, is a broad concept that has been given numerous interpretations by philosophies and schools of thought. The protection of interpersonal freedom can be the object of a social and political investigation, while the metaphysical foundation of inner freedom is a philosophical and psychological question.

In philosophy, freedom often ties in with the question of free will. The French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau asserted that the condition of freedom was inherent to humanity, an inevitable facet of the possession of a soul and sapience, with the implication that all social interactions subsequent to birth imply a loss of freedom, voluntarily or involuntarily. He made the famous quote "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains". Libertarian philosophers have argued that all human beings are always free — Jean-Paul Sartre, for instance, famously claimed that humans are "condemned to be free" — because they always have a choice. Even an external authority can only threaten punishment after an action, not physically prevent a person from carrying out an action. At the other end of the spectrum, determinism claims that the future is inevitably determined by prior causes and freedom is an illusion.

[edit] Positive and negative freedom

The philosopher Isaiah Berlin drew an important distinction between "freedom from" (negative freedom) and "freedom to" (positive freedom). For example, freedom from oppression and freedom to develop one's potential. Both these types of freedom are in fact reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Freedom as the absence of restraint means unwilling to subjugate, lacking submission, or without forceful inequality.[citation needed] The achievement of this form of freedom depends upon a combination of the resistance of the individual (or group) and one's (their) environment; if one is in jail or even limited by a lack of resources, this person is free within their power and environment, but not free to defy reality. Natural laws restrict this form of freedom; for instance, no one is free to fly (though we may or may not be free to attempt to do so). Isaiah Berlin appears to call this kind of freedom "negative freedom" — an absence of obstacles put in the way of action (especially by other people). He distinguishes this from "positive freedom", which refers to one's power to make choices leading to action.

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Answer 2

freedom is the right of US corporations to rape and plunder the 3rd world.

Answer 3

we are indirect slave of bush and america?..says who?haha no way.m Not..

freedom is To Have Wings and Fly..no more Rules..

Answer 4

The freedom not to care that the world is sucking on Bush's t*t. That's the freedom, that's what's beautiful. Some look down on those who sip coffee with their girlfriends at the mall while Russia declares war or the economy plummets, but I think that they are simply enjoying their right to freedom. Far sorrier are those in my eyes who have this freedom, but worry all the more.  

Answer 5

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1. the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.  

2. exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc.  

3. the power to determine action without restraint.  

4. political or national independence.  

5. personal liberty, as opposed to bondage or slavery: a slave who bought his freedom.  

6. exemption from the presence of anything specified (usually fol. by from): freedom from fear.  

7. the absence of or release from ties, obligations, etc.  

8. ease or facility of movement or action: to enjoy the freedom of living in the country.  

9. frankness of manner or speech.  

10. general exemption or immunity: freedom from taxation.  

11. the absence of ceremony or reserve.  

12. a liberty taken.  

13. a particular immunity or privilege enjoyed, as by a city or corporation: freedom to levy taxes.  

14. civil liberty, as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government.  

15. the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like.  

16. the right to frequent, enjoy, or use at will: to have the freedom of a friend's library.  

17. Philosophy. the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without; autonomy; self-determination. Compare necessity (def. 7).  

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—Synonyms 1. Freedom, independence, liberty refer to an absence of undue restrictions and an opportunity to exercise one's rights and powers. Freedom emphasizes the opportunity given for the exercise of one's rights, powers, desires, or the like: freedom of speech or conscience; freedom of movement. Independence implies not only lack of restrictions but also the ability to stand alone, unsustained by anything else: Independence of thought promotes invention and discovery. Liberty, though most often interchanged with freedom, is also used to imply undue exercise of freedom: He took liberties with the text. 9. openness, ingenuousness. 12. license. 16. run.

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Answer 6

freedom is choosing the right choice between 2 things...and I do not believe that we are enslaved by america, I think its just your mere judgment.