THE CONCEPT OF THE IDEA OF FREEDOM IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

Rakhimdjanova Dilnavoz Sunnat Qizi

doi:10.17762/pae.v58i1.1562

Abstract

The article gives the formation and development of the idea of freedom in the ancient and medieval European philosophical tradition. On the basis of the analysis it becomes clear that the modern understanding of the idea of freedom, as well as the ideas of law, justice and civil society take their roots in the philosophy of Antiquity and Middle Ages. The subsequent movement of philosophical and political thought only develops in more detail both theoretical categories and "applied" aspects of this notion, on the basis of which modern democratic states are built.

Highlights

The contemporary philosophical notions of freedom, including the notion of freedom as a cultural universal date back to the period of antiquity
Along with this notion of freedom, which is directly related to the policy as the guarantor of human freedom, in ancient Greek philosophy one can find the notion of free will as a designation of individual freedom of a person
In the classical period of the development of ancient philosophy was Socrates one of the first to focus on the inseparability and unity of morality and www.psychologyandeducation.net politicality in freedom, individuality and the community, its creative character and its connection with choice

Summary

Introduction

The contemporary philosophical notions of freedom, including the notion of freedom as a cultural universal date back to the period of antiquity. The concept of freedom is grounded in the idea of God and does not mean a state of anarchy, where everyone is free to act at his or her own discretion, but the equality of all citizens of the policy before the law.

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