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The Illusion of Liberty: When Individual Rights Become Communitarian Grants

Year: 2025

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Liberal democracies rest upon a contradiction they rarely confront: they proclaim liberty as individual, yet define it collectively. The so-called “rights of man” are written not by men in isolation but by societies seeking harmony among competing wills. Thus, liberty— codified, limited, and shared— becomes not a natural inheritance but a negotiated truce. This paper challenges the authenticity of individual rights, arguing that what we call freedom is not an absolute possession of the self but a communitarian concession dressed in individualist vocabulary.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17351526

Author: Alam, Touhid Bin

Language: English

Topic: Political Philosophy and Ethics

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7090848536

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