Freedom v. responsibility
“Freedom,” according to Jean-Paul Sartre, “is what you do with what’s been done to you.” This is true at the individual level — say, someone climbing their way out of a traumatic childhood into full adulthood — as well as at the collective level — think, for example, of the generations-long liberation struggle of Black people in America.
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
i like this - because it doesn’t put the burden of doing something that may be practically impossible on us but rather what’s possible within one’s circumstances
In his book Escape from Freedom, philosopher and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argues that if man experiences freedom from authoritarian rule (e.g., government, religious institution) without exercising his freedom to express his individuality while integrating himself with the world, he will feel burdened with overwhelming feelings of loneliness, alie... See more
sundus • I Am Me Before I Am Anything Else
feels very relevant to US society
I think freedom, ideally, is being able to choose your responsibilities. Not not having any responsibilities, but being able to choose which things you want to be responsible for.
– Toni Morrison
Freedom, however, is not the last word. Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon whose positive aspect is responsibleness. In fact, freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the S
... See moreViktor E Frankl • Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
“The most satisfying form of freedom is not a life without responsibilities, but a life where you are free to choose your responsibilities.”
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (November 28, 2019) | James Clear
Freedom and responsibility are two sides of the same coin—you can’t have one without the other (at least not for long).
Frederic Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
The beginning of freedom is the beginning of responsibility.
Dara Horn • People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
freedom involves responsibility, and there’s a part of most of us that finds responsibility frightening.
Lori Gottlieb • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
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