Questions tagged [freedom]
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What is the decisive point for classifying a certain speech as unacceptable?
How did it come to be determined that certain (hate) speech is unacceptable?
What is the decisive point?
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What is freedom of speech?
There are various questions regarding freedom of speech, but didn't find any about what it really means.
Therefore, what does it mean freedom of speech?
Is it the right to say everything without consequences?
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What is the difference between free will and moral agency?
I've heard a lot of people get confused about the differences between free agency, free will, and moral agency. What really is the difference?
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Do philosophers have some arguments regarding possible explanations for origin of free will?
Assuming that some free will exists or is real, what major philosophical arguments have been offered regarding the origin of free will? The Philosophy StackExchange post Is the theory of evolution a good basis for an argument against freewill?…
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Is "human dignity" sufficient to be a "foundational value"? Why?
Is "human dignity" sufficient to be a "foundational value"? Why?
Human dignity as per human rights (and associated laws) use them.
I personally have great difficulties in subscribing to the idea of:
Every human is intrinsically worthy.
Or (an…
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School/branch of philosophy based on freedom
New to the exchange, please be gentle.
Are there any branches of philosophy that hold freedom as something that is intrinsically good? I think that libertarianism and various versions comprise one such branch, but are there any others?
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Would there be free will if we assume a stochastic component in the decision making?
I was reading this answer regarding materialism and free will. It says that, under the assumption that there isn't a random process underlying decision making, there is no free will.
And isn't that a very big assumption, not knowing how the brain…
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What is the difference between intellectual freedom and spiritual freedom?
What do the two, intellectual freedom and spiritual freedom, mean and how do these two differ?
Intellectual freedom is widely known but I can't seem to find reliable sources that point out the meaning of spiritual freedom.
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Is freedom a paradox?
The notion of freedom is clearly paradoxical. If everyone is free to do whatever they want, they are free to restrict other people's freedom, and hence those people are not free. If this is not allowed, then nobody is truly free after all.
So we…
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How can I abandon beliefs supplied by the culture?
I have beliefs which seem irrational and trivial to me. These beliefs diminish my freedom. But still, guilt is produced when I am not acting in accordance with these beliefs.
I am not speaking about abandoning essential beliefs necessary to avoid…
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From which work of Jean-Paul Sartre did he write “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”?
In which work did Jean-Paul Sartre write this quote?
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How does Hegel overcome determinism without noumena?
Hegel rejects the noumena/phenomenical dichotomy developed by Kant in his transcendental idealism and replaces it with his idea of absolute idealism. Kant, embedded in a Newtonian paradigm, holds the deterministic nature of the phenomenal, and…
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Is freedom of speech meaningful if there is no freedom from consequences?
How is freedom of speech meaningful if you have to always bear consequences of it like it would be in a society without freedom of speech?
In a democratic and free country you'll be punished if you communicate hate speech or anything that someone…
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Is it necessary to freedom of thought that racist ideas must be tolerated?
Is it necessary to freedom of thought that racist ideas must be tolerated?
Why isn't the paradox of tolerance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance) also biased? In other words, why can't we also claim a paradox of intolerance, where…
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Which philosopher is most famous for his view on academic freedom, and in which text?
Which philosopher is most famous for his view on academic freedom, and in which text? I am looking for particular texts on academic freedom.
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