Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s polarization.
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Two revolutions, two republics and the enduring power of national myths and civic festivities come to the fore in July as France and the US both celebrate national holidays.
Support and opposition to Christian nationalism are linked to people’s moral values more than religious, racial and political tribalism.
Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how independent our own minds are, an ethicist writes.
To be homeless is a condition in which a person’s freedom is profoundly compromised. And that’s un-American, says a philosopher.
The U.S. Supreme Court turned its back on America’s core constitutional ideals — liberty and equality— when it erroneously ruled women have no constitutional right to abortion.
‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’ were the founding principles of the US. In Canada, the goals are ‘Peace, Order, and good Government.’
There is a difference between ‘negative liberty’ and ‘positive liberty’. Real freedom involves unavoidable trade-offs between the two.
Almost eight years before the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, nearly one-third of Americans surveyed – and 44% of Republicans – said armed rebellion might soon be necessary in the US to protect liberties.
How on earth did an obscure Roman social practice end up lending its name to a modern psychedelic?
What are the political implications of AI knowing us better than we know ourselves?
For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, citizens have had to accept stringent restrictions on their normal civil liberties.
If you thought police surveillance was mere CCTV, it’s time to catch up on what’s happening on the other side of the lens.
Allowing the police unfettered use of vast databases of information will begin to tilt the balance of power towards totalitarianism.
We’re willing to fight for our freedom even at great cost.
Several companies are trying to develop life extension methods that could enable some people to live far longer. There are some ethical dilemmas.
Weakening the institutional as well as the symbolic functioning of the rule of law has the consequence of introducing new “risks”, and thus creating more insecurity.
You may not be free but buying lots of stuff can create the illusion that you are.
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Professeur, philosophe et politologue, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL
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Professor of Philosophy, California State University, Fullerton
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Chercheuse, King's College London, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL
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Co-Deputy Director, Human Rights Centre and Co-Director of Postgraduate Studies, School of Law, University of Essex
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, UCT. Visiting Adjunct Professor, WITS School of Governance; Director, Africa Programme, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Latin Literature, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Canterbury
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Professor and Director, Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, University of Stirling
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Teaching Professor of American Studies, Miami University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bates College
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Professor of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law, Western Michigan University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Connecticut
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