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If you Marry, Would you Increase or Diminish your Freedom?

Branya J*
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ISSN: 2641-9130  10.23880/phij-16000265  Received: August 22, 2022  Published: September 22, 2022
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Freedom Isaiah berlin Leonardo polo Marriage
Abstract

The question of whether marriage increases or decreases the spouse’s freedom is a pedagogical way to think deeply about what is freedom and what it entails. The recognised author Isaiah Berlin coined the distinction between freedom-from and freedom-for to analyse political freedom. Leonardo Polo, a Spanish last century philosopher claimed that freedom is difficult to explain because it is what we are, not what we have. It is above our intelligence. Using the penetrating views of both authors we conclude that both freedoms from and freedom for are entwined. Freedom for, or positive freedom requires to free oneself from what limits the achievement of the purpose of freedom for, also named negative freedom. Freedom is seen as an investment in what is valuable.v

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@article{branya2022,
  title   = {If you Marry, Would you Increase or Diminish your Freedom?},
  author  = {Branya J},
  journal = {Philosophy International Journal},
  year    = {2022},
  volume  = {5},
  number  = {3},
  doi     = {10.23880/phij-16000265}
}
Branya J (2022). If you Marry, Would you Increase or Diminish your Freedom?. Philosophy International Journal, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.23880/phij-16000265
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