• What is your own understanding of freedom? Do you believe freedom is an individual or communal ideal? What is true freedom?

     

    Essays1 Philisophy

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Published: 03.04.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'What is your own understanding of freedom? Do you believe freedom is an individu', 1.
Extract

Freedom has been discussed and debated for a while now and no one can completely agree that it exists. Does it really exist? Can one do what they feel because they have the want to? And how far does freedom exist without restraints, if it does exist?
Freedom for Mills speaks of the rights of an individual. Mills concept is focused more on individual liberty and not as much as community-based as King Jr. For Mills, freedom is personal liberty meaning that it is freedom of the self. He believes that this can be as long as one chooses without violating the rights of others. When it comes to…

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