On 2011-08-08, at 4:45 AM, Julio Huato wrote: > Carrol Cox wrote: > >> Freedom is the ability to act without considering the future results of >> the action. > > Therefore non-human animals are most free. And if we extend the > meaning of "action" to include all types of motion, then inanimate > matter is absolutely free in the Carrolian sense. > > In fact, human freedom is based precisely on our consciousness of > necessity -- of cause and effect…
I wouldn't recommend the Carrolian principle in relation to political action. :) _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
