The freedom of choice and persons in republican theory

Frank Lovett

doi:10.1080/13698230.2025.2491283

The freedom of choice and persons in republican theory

Frank Lovett

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Abstract

The central value in republican political theory is freedom from domination. Many republicans, including Philip Pettit, argue that this value should be articulated in terms of the freedom of persons or citizens, rather than in terms of the freedom of choice. This response considers what difference it would make to adopt the language of freedom of persons, and argues that for most purposes apart from rhetorical presentation, the language of freedom of choice is better.

Original language	English
Journal	Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2025.2491283
State	Accepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

domination
freedom of choice
freedom of persons
Philip Pettit
republicanism

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