Republicanism and Freedom
Philosopher Michael Sandel talks about the republican conception of freedom, which he characterizes as one that emphasizes the importance of citizens
Subject: freedom
Interpreting the Bill of Rights
by which to discuss the differing conceptions of freedom and citizenship that each of these philosophies affirms.
Subject: freedom
Republicanism: Aristotle and Hegel
for a full human life of sharing in self-rule. Professor Sandel also discusses Hegel, who contributed the notion that freedom requires the development
Subject: freedom
Fueling the Abolition Movement
Historian and author Ira Berlin explains that the key event in the abolition of slavery was the Revolutionary War. "The ideology of the American Revolution--the notion that all men are created equal--is every corrosive to the institution of slavery,...
Subject: freedom
Transcript: freedom. It the ideology of the american revolution, The notion that all men are created equal, is very corrosive To the institution of the institution of
Slavery and the Civil War
While many people, including Abraham Lincoln, said the Civil War was about the Union, historian and author Ira Berlin argues that the war cannot be understood without the institution of slavery. In fact, Professor Berlin adds, "...By the end of the ...
Subject: freedom
Transcript: freedom is, And northern ideas of the most productive kind of economy. Northern ideas of what the best kind of society was. And in some ways in tracing
Kierkegaard: The Temporal and the Eternal
Philosopher Hubert Dreyfus continues his discussion of Kierkegaaard, whose views embody what Kierkegaard calls the temporal and the eternal. The temporal refers to living day-to-day in time. The eternal refers to one's unconditional commitment. Kier...
Subject: freedom
Transcript: them in your life, Something finite that gives you a world, Something that gives you a definition and freedom to adapt And something that gives you day
Do We Have Free Will?: If Determinism were True...
deliberative question of what to do. As Kant said, you have to act on the pre-supposition of freedom.
Subject: freedom
Transcript: that point of view, Unless you just laid down and died or something like that. You can't think away your own freedom. Just think what it's like to make
Do We Have Free Will?: Question of Free Will, The
In Chicago in the 1920s, two 18-year old college students charged with killing a school boy are on trial for murder. Their defense attorney, Clarence Darrow, argue that they were doomed long before they committed their terrible crime. His passionate...
Subject: freedom
Transcript: choose coffee over tea, accept a marriage proposal, take a job across country. how important is this feeling of freedom? It's important to our self
Managing Organizational Conflict Case Study: CNN
The ongoing fact of life at CNN is that an enormous amount of news has to be gathered and prepared for broadcast quickly on a daily basis. Conflicts sometimes develop because of the tremendous pressure that can arise in that kind of environment. But...
Subject: freedom
Free Will
to that conviction. Quoting Immanuel Kant, Professor Searle states that, "...You can't think away your own freedom."
Subject: freedom
Transcript: that idea. I think kant said something like the same thing. You can't think away your own freedom. Just think what it's like to try to make it through