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Episode 3: Freedom and Republicanism
In this episode I discuss freedom in a political sense, especially republican freedom. This notion was already discussed in antiquity: I begin with a quote from Cicero. But the focus is on republican freedom from the Age of Enlightenment to the present day. I look at the compatibility or incompatibility of republicanism with monarchy and distinguish republican freedom from more liberal views of freedom. I conclude with the question of civil disobedience with reference to the surprisingly modern views of
Étienne de la Boétie (1530-63) - a French political philosopher, lawyer and friend of Montaigne - of how political obedience is obtained.
Literature:
The classic text on Republicanism is Thomas Paine: The Rights of Man (1791/2012).
Modern defences of republicanism are: Philip Petit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government (1997); F. Lovett, A General Theory of Domination and Justice (2010).
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By Friedel Weinert (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Bradford)In this episode I discuss freedom in a political sense, especially republican freedom. This notion was already discussed in antiquity: I begin with a quote from Cicero. But the focus is on republican freedom from the Age of Enlightenment to the present day. I look at the compatibility or incompatibility of republicanism with monarchy and distinguish republican freedom from more liberal views of freedom. I conclude with the question of civil disobedience with reference to the surprisingly modern views of
Étienne de la Boétie (1530-63) - a French political philosopher, lawyer and friend of Montaigne - of how political obedience is obtained.
Literature:
The classic text on Republicanism is Thomas Paine: The Rights of Man (1791/2012).
Modern defences of republicanism are: Philip Petit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government (1997); F. Lovett, A General Theory of Domination and Justice (2010).