2006-09-16 13:14:18 · 22 answers · asked by elBueno 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
thats right granny, thats why i have to listen to you thank god im a tolerate person
2006-09-16 13:24:07 · update #1
i don't. we are condemned to live, if u dont like it just shoot yourself but freedom will neither exist cause you will be dead.
2006-09-16 19:20:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In his influential essay, "The Social Contract," French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau says that true freedom is impossible. As he notes, "Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains." Rousseau later debates the hows and whys, and then concludes that we must give up some level of freedom in order to come together and form a civilized society.
In other words, freedom in the sense that we can do whatever we wish is impossible--that would be anarchy. However, by giving up a few basic rights, by choice, we gain security and the ability to trade. Rousseau judges this to be a fair exchange.
Of course, it is certainly debatable if we are giving away too many freedoms to our government, but that's another question.
2006-09-16 20:45:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think you don't have freedom try living under a totalitarian regime, then there will no doubt you are not free. I'll wager that you are not 100% tolerant, why because your tolerant spirit would eventually run aground on a contradiction.
2006-09-16 20:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by tigranvp2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's what the government WANTS us to believe! Bwahahahahahahah!
I do; more freedom than those under communist rule and those in the Middle East, anyway. The problem is, we have more freedom than we can see, more freedom than most in the world, and yet we choose to neglect and oversee it and then complain to the state or government that we have no freedom, just to hear ourselves talk and complain. That's my view on freedom.
2006-09-16 20:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by Display Name 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't a free country.
Freedom is a linguistic term, extremely open to interpretation.
If you're talking about Freedom, whose Freedom are you talking about?
2006-09-16 20:20:12 · answer #5 · answered by Mario E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom is relative. Someone could be in a cage and feel as free as bird, and a man could be allowed to do anything he pleases but feel like he's emprisoned.
2006-09-16 21:06:32 · answer #6 · answered by hersheyshayer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do, But you don't say in what way you see freedom. My mom would say freedom is not to do all her paperwork. My friends woul say freedom is just to get in their car and drive all over without worrying about petrol. I chose mine, its my own kind of freedom (not to sit in a office, no evens to these that love it: but to do archeology). I love to be outside in nature and that is my freedom!!
2006-09-17 04:28:36 · answer #7 · answered by Miss Sunshine Angle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey sonny if you are asking for freedom like animals have in jungle than definitely there is no such freedom in human society.
2006-09-17 11:10:51 · answer #8 · answered by goodbye 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your definition of freedom. We as Americans are free to make our own choices for everyday life so I think we are free.
Or maybe thats what they want us to think?!!
2006-09-16 20:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by Joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I choose to be free, then I am as free as I can be, the government and capitalism is the only thing keeping me from being totally free.
2006-09-16 20:24:02 · answer #10 · answered by phalsephasod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talking about countrys freedom and so on, yes we have.
but real freedom, we lack.
who can do what s/he really wants to without being afraid what others say? rarely any
no, no real freedom has been achieved.
2006-09-17 06:51:36 · answer #11 · answered by Kelrec 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋