2003/10/01 by Adam Przeworski · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Political Philosophy and Ethics #Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy #Critical Theory and Philosophy #Democracy #Autonomy #Value (mathematics) #Law and economics #Outcome (game theory) #Collective action #Point (geometry) #Freedom of choice #Sociology #Political science #Law #Economics #Microeconomics #Politics #Computer science
paper · doi:10.1017/s0266267103001159
openalex publication_date 2003/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Should democracts value the freedom to choose? Do people value facing distinct choices when they make collective decisions? ‘Autonomy’ – the ability to participate in the making of collective decisions – is a paltry notion of freedom. True, democrats must be prepared that their preferences may not be realized as the outcome of the collective choice. Yet democracy is impoverished when many people cannot even vote for what they most want. ‘The point is not to be free, but to act freely.’ Rosa Luxemburg