Freedom: psychological, ethical, and political

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 18 (4):375-389 (2015)
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Abstract

Freedom is sometimes cast as the psychological ideal that distinguishes human beings from other animals; sometimes as the ethical ideal that distinguishes some human beings from others; and sometimes as the political ideal that distinguishes some human societies from others. This paper is an attempt to put the three ideals in a common frame, revealing their mutual connections and differences.

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Philip Pettit
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