On Measuring Freedom

Bibliographic Data

ID6297626
AuthorsEckehard F Rosenbaum (0000-0001-6723-2891, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume12
Issue2
Pages205-227
Publication date2000-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Theoretical Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-6298 • E-ISSN: 1460-3667
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0951692800012002004
OpenAlexW2026499889
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited21

This article proposes an alternative conceptualization of freedom of choice. The endeavour is motivated by the view that welfare comprises various capabilities (prominently among them freedom), which have to be measured and compared separately. Starting from a critical appraisal of recent work by economists and political philosophers on axiomatizations of freedom, the suggested conceptualization builds on the idea of freedom as reflecting the range of possible actions open to an individual. I argue both that this conceptualization is better suited to capturing many real world examples than are previous conceptualizations, and that it improves our understanding of the notion of freedom (of choice

Conceptualization · Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry · Economics · Epistemology · Freedom of choice · Mathematical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Engineering · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Artificial Intelligence