Philosophy 100

Classical liberals like Mill usually argue that so long as you aren't being coerced or forced to do something by the state, then you are free. People sympathetic to Marx are likely to argue that freedom requires that we are protected from forms of coercion that stem from economic disparities, and that this perhaps requires some kind of active state intervention to make sure that we are free to make our own economic choices.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree with Mill or Marx? Or perhaps a little with both?


I believe that both have a good point and that we are pretty much free to do as we please. I do believe that the only issue we are having is ever since 9/11 we are coerced in believing that we are not fully protected because they need to monitor our phones and other forms of removal of privacy and since we do not have protection of state nor are we informed well enough on the decisions that are made And not being informed is just as bad as being coerced

posted by Esther Dee @ 3:42 PM