16043
Seminar
Freedom
Matthew Rachar
Comments
What are people asking for when they say they want freedom? The class will begin by considering what it means to be free. Is a person free when they can act without being interfered with? Or does freedom require abundant options? Or independence from the will of others? Then we will turn to the social aspect inherent in the initial question. When people demand freedom, they usually don’t just want it for themselves; they want freedom for everyone. So, in the second part of the course we will explore the conditions on a free society. Is a society free when it’s members can act as they choose, compatibly with everyone else doing likewise? Or must a society provide its members with more or different freedoms? We will also place a particular emphasis on the sources of, problems with, and responses to unfreedom. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2025-10-16 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-10-23 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-10-30 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-11-06 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-11-13 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-11-20 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-11-27 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-12-04 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-12-11 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2025-12-18 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-01-08 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-01-15 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-01-22 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-01-29 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-02-05 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-02-12 12:00 - 14:00