What is/are the difference(-s) between freedom and liberty?
And if you wanna tell me: what are each one in itself, if any substantial difference?
Ie - B r a z i l
2006-11-20 00:48:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Not much. Freedom is usually used more generally, where liberty is mostly used when specifying a certain control where one is free of. i.e. Liberty to speak, liberty to vote etc.
2006-11-20 01:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by sunnyboy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Le-Brazil, do you accept that the two words are relative terms,they do not exist on itself ?.
There is no substantial difference,but in there usage it may sound as if they are tow different things.
Freedom just check it up in your dictionary, the first word to express it is liberty which means Autonomy etc.
Le-Brazil, just understand this, if autonomy is divine,you are accountable to your creator because any action, any decision of yours that goes contrary to the divine law or what we might call natural law there is the law of karma awaits you.
Then if your autonomy is form human being,(Any Authority) You are accountable to that authority. Because if for no reason you gose contrary to the authority, you are sanctioned or the autonomy may be taken form you. (Laws is made for man not man for laws).that is to say for you to leave out your freedom or liberty you have to go beyond the laws and live the Spirit of the Law. Knowing that you are responsible for any action, any decision of yours at any time you acted likewise, and you are going to pay either here on earth or life after.
Then how free is your Freedom or Liberty?.
2006-11-20 02:29:43 · answer #2 · answered by Nwadike C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not what it means nor what is labeled. We label freedom and liberty as being free, but truly, we label things to define things in the society's image. If you are truly unique, Freedom and liberty means something different. The answer lies in you and your actions. Freedom for me is, being compassionate, expressing my feelings, being who I want to be, living my life. Liberty, is just the statue of liberty.
2006-11-20 01:58:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish you were right, but unfortunately they are often one and the same. My former brother-in-law was a "freedom fighter" with the US Army in Iraq, and he told us there were times when they were instructed to go in and wipe out entire villages (civilian men, women, and children) and say nothing of it. The major difference is that terrorists are hated/feared by all outside their group while "freedom fighters" are seen as heroes. Don't get me wrong. I have great respect for our troops, but sometimes they are made to do things that are just as bad as the actions of those they are fighting or worse.
2016-05-21 22:08:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
free will is the base of freedom. every human has the
freedom of will choice.
liberty is limited to certain freedoms in a cultural setting.
a man in jail has the freedom of soul searching,etc.
but he only has the liberty of doing things outside his cell,alowed
by his jailers...
2006-11-20 01:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by Michael L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think freedom is the pure meaning of doing whatever you want to do.
liberty is the social meaning of freedom.
liberty is to maximize the freedom for all.
2006-11-20 01:07:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.he how gives up freedom for liberty deserves nether.freedom is chose, liberty is exercising that chose
2006-11-20 03:14:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mind can have freedom while your body takes liberties
2006-11-20 01:25:20 · answer #8 · answered by horsespatoos 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
liberties are taken, while freedom is inherit
2006-11-20 02:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by saturndescends 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe they are synonyms. I don't think there is the slightest shading of difference in their meanings.
2006-11-20 01:58:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋