2007-03-19 03:09:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Where does freedom start, and where does it end?
If freedom means that you are free to do anything you like, that us mean that everyone else must have the same freedom too. so if someone tries to kill you, it would be their personal freedom to do so.
A state is there to adjust this freedom. Rules are made to define what is acceptable in a society, so killers get into jail and crime is a crime. With real freedom, there would be no crime, because everyone coud do as they please.
so freedom without a state would mean everyone by themselfes. It could work, but it could also mean that you have to live in constant danger. Something humans did for a long time, before there were any state. If it is better or worse, i don not know. In this scientific age though i feel it would lead to a very big war very fast.
A world without any state would mean freedom. With real freedom there can not be a state, except if that state does not impose rules but is just there, trying to help and create order without interfering in anything.
2007-03-19 03:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. Freedom does not cause the disestablishment of a state, although it can. This is easily verified by the number of states in existence today. If you are referring to absolute freedom of individuals, will there be no state? That is an academic question. A state can still exist although it might possibly be a state in a state of anarchy. Do not confuse freedom with law and order. They are independent of each other. Freedom allows individuals to do whatever they want. Laws are guidelines that are set by established authorities or by society which individuals are expected to follow or are enforced. Authorities or society use the freedom of some individuals to enforce the law and extinguish or curtail the freedom of others. Order is the intrinsic state of affairs of a state/nation that measures how its individuals act in society that allows other individuals enjoy their freedoms without disestablishing the state. Laws can be made and broken, enforced or ignored by established authority or by society. Order is the end result of the application of the law and freedom enjoyed by individuals of a state under a social contract.
2007-03-19 04:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The state is always the enemy of freedom because the state cannot tolerate the fear that comes from lack of control, and freedom is lack of control.
Love and blessings Don
2007-03-19 03:59:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean "moral freedom" or "political liberty."
In the case of political liberties, some sort of state or government is necessary to guarantee and protect liberties, as well as punish those who violate them.
In the case of moral freedom, that can be accomplished with God's help, apart from the state.
2007-03-19 03:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe freedom is within us. One can be free even in a prison camp of a totalitarian state.
2007-03-19 03:25:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the government exist to give you the freedom to live, so you give up some of your other freedoms, cause all men are equal, cause any man can kill another. read about the social contract, thats basicly what it says
2007-03-19 04:41:41 · answer #6 · answered by Tom E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can have freedom within a state, when u are free to do what ever u want to do.... or u can say what ever u want or things like that
2007-03-19 03:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋