Freedom: The Open Window for the Sunlight of the Human Spirit

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. A true understanding of freedom as freedom for excellence opens the window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and the true manifestation of human […]

Debating Death #1: Should liberal societies legalize euthanasia?

This is a first in a series of “Debating Death” articles which thematize ethical, political, medical, legal, social and cultural aspects of legalizing euthanasia. It is commonly understood that liberal societies are based on a concept of negative liberty. The notion was first introduced by Hobbes in Leviathan where he defined it simply as “the […]

My Struggle in Comprehending Freedom

Human freedom is always perceived to be a universal phenomenon whose principal landscape is globally acceptable and applied. Although this premise is somewhat accurate, it poses the risk of masking how freedom is understood and responded to within a specific setting that might take the shape of a region, an indigenous community, a country or […]