Muller Herbert J. Freedom in the Ancient World

London: Secker and Warburg, 1961. — 408 p.The subject of this work is freedom in the broadest sense of the word. I am adhering to the relatively neutral, objective dehnttion stated in
my Issues of Freedom condition of being abte to choose and carry out purposes.'' This involves the primary dictionary meaning, the absence of external constraints, or the common idea of freedom from coercion. It also includes the idea of piacticabie purposes, an actual ability with avaiiabte means, or effective freedom to do what one wishes. With this ability it assumes a power of conscious choice between known ahemaiives, or freedom of mind and spirit, as the distinedve freedom that man b capable of, beyond the ability of other animats to Carry out their instinctive purposes. Add a positive desire to make choices, and my dehnition corresponds to that of Christian Bay in The SlTucture of Freedom. "A person is tree to the extent that he lias the capacity, the opportunity, and the incentive to give expression to what is in him and to develop his potentiaiities.