Triadic Model of Freedom
Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion and liberation of the human body from the coercion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. It stands for a social order based on the free grouping of individuals…
The Socialist View of Freedom
The agents are the workers who are aspiring to be free. The agent's goal is to live as one chooses (fulfillment of human needs, e.g., satisfying work, fair share of product). The goal is always "freedom," defined in a particular way. In order to attain this goal, the agent must overcome obstacles to gain this freedom (class divisions, economic inequalities, unequal opportunities, false consciousness).
Figure 7.1 | The Socialist View of Freedom. Ball et al., 2013, p. 123.
An Anarchist View of Freedom
The agent is the people who are aspiring to be free. The agent's goal is to live as one chooses (sufficient resources for all). The goal is always "freedom," defined in a particular way. In order to attain this goal, the agent must overcome obstacles to gain this freedom (The State, private property, greed, distributive injustice).
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References
- Ball, T., Dagger, R., Christian, W. and Campbell, C. (2013). Figure 7.1. The Socialist View of Freedom, In Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal (3rd Canadian edition). Toronto: Pearson Canada. p. 123.