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| Freedom: Freedom is the ability to live one's life without constraints, according to one's own values and beliefs. See also Liberty, Community, State, Governance, Society, Individuals, Democracy._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ch.-L. de Secondat Montesquieu on Freedom - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 261 Freedom/Montesquieu/Höffe: [Montesquieu] determines (...) political freedom first negatively, then positively(1). It does not mean "that one can do what one wants", rather it consists in the "right to do everything that the laws permit"(2). Now an "eternal experience ... teaches that every person who has power is driven to abuse it"(3). Because of Höffe I 262 this always threatening danger of abuse all power requires - so Montesquieu's much-cited principle of state ethics - a counter-power: "le pouvoir arrate le pouvoir", "power brakes" or "inhibits power". Separation of powers: The more detailed explanations extend Locke's division of powers to include the judiciary, the administration of justice. Montesquieu does not envisage any separate power for foreign policy, thus setting Locke's federalists aside and influencing modern state constitutions with this doctrine of three public powers - legislation, executive power and jurisdiction. >State/Montesquieu, >Power, >Constitution/Montesquieu. 1. Montesquieu, On the spirit of the laws that shape political freedom and their relation to the Constitution (De l'Esprit des lois, 1748). 2. Ibid., Chap. 3 3. Ibid., Chap. 4_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Monte I Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu De l’esprit des lois, Paris 1748 German Edition: Vom Geist der Gesetze Stuttgart 2011 Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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