Open AccessUniversal "freedom" in the light of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church
Author(s) -
Sergiy Prysukhin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
relìgìjna svoboda
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-0818
pISSN - 2617-9296
DOI - 10.32420/rs.2013.17-18.991
Subject(s) - universality (dynamical systems) , doctrine , phenomenon , interpretation (philosophy) , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , law , political science , physics , linguistics , quantum mechanics
The classic interpretation of the phenomenon of freedom is the achievement of Western European culture, which recognized freedom as one of its highest values. Among contemporary philosophers, there is an understanding of freedom as a universality of the subjective culture, which reflects the possibilities of activities and actions of a person in the absence of external pressure. In this context, its meaningful characteristics are revealed by various authors contradictory, which leads to sharp discussions and misunderstandings.