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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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William of Ockham on Freedom - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 185 Freedom/Ockham/Höffe: With the justification of worldly rule the second political motive emerges: Ockham's theory of personal and, because of it, also political freedom. Because people are fully responsible for their actions, they have the right to shape their political institutions without being patronized by the church. As a result, secular rule is only legitimate if it is based on a free agreement between people. Höffe: Here Ockham anticipates the modern legitimation of the state, the theory of the social contract. >Ockham/Höffe._____________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. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |