DVM2350- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 49 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: International Development and Globalization
• Course: DVM2350
• Professor: Mahmoud Masaeli

Document Summary

Benjamin constant, the liberty of the ancients compared with that of the moderns. The text is about the meaning of liberty. Benjamin constant is comparing the idea of liberty compared to freedom. Freedom is the existence of a higher value of a person that can"t be sold in the market. Freedom is something within, something that is associated with our own independent rational capacity. The problem is that we can"t enjoy our own freedom in the public sphere if that freedom isn"t actualized. All human beings are in need of support to actualize their own freedom. Liberty is what supports us to actualize our freedom. Liberty are the means of the implementation of people"s freedom. Rejecting freedom is like rejecting humanity but liberty is something made or created in order for people to be able to enjoy their own freedom. Liberty is something modern, created in the 17th century. Liberty makes people capable of enjoying their own freedom.