2006-06-12 10:46:08 · 9 answers · asked by lazydazy 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Having the right to think and act as an individual but without interfering with other people`s rights. Respect and tolerance are among the most important aspects in a free society.
2006-06-12 10:51:25 · answer #1 · answered by lucrecia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom is a realtive thing. The affordances a 'country' provides to their citizens allow certain culturally important values.
A people that crave and actively will a world where they work 18 hours a day to build the tallest tower in the universe would not be slaves if their goals were all the same.
Working would be freedom. Through their construction they are most human, most in tune with their passion. If we told a worker that they are unfit to work today, she may become very upset and demand her right to carry out her happiness.
2006-06-12 20:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can think like an individual, but not act individual. If you're a mass murderer, murdering people (acting like you want to) certainly infringes upon their rights. However, murder victims infringe on murderers' rights by not wanting to be murdered and not allowing the murderers to murder them. So if the victims give up their rights (after all, they don't want to infringe upon the murderers' rights), then everyone will be happy, because the murderers will be able to murder, and everyon else will be dead.
Something doesn't quite work in that philosophy, now does it? We can't all be always happy.
2006-06-12 23:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jonathan H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to me:
Paying taxes, not being able to smoke in public areas, having to listen to people I honestly do not agree with, being carefull of what I do because it might be "illegal." Ain't nothin' Free!
2006-06-12 21:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by pickle head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you see free country? Do we have any on a globe?
2006-06-12 17:58:06 · answer #5 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we want be free until we can take control over our lives completely
2006-06-13 16:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by Derrick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The freedom to go to any church I want or not, attend public or private school, vote for the leaders who represent me, say what I like ,freedom of choice. It means EVERYTHING to me!
2006-06-12 17:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by LAUSDDISTRICT8MOMOFTHREE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no such thing as freedom as long as there is a government. do you honestly feel like you are free? can you do what you want and not be persecuted for what you do?
2006-06-12 23:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by Dana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i couldn't have said it any better than lucrecia did
2006-06-12 17:52:39 · answer #9 · answered by sparkydog_1372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋