The realm of freedom actually only begins where labour which is determined by necessity and mundane considerations ceases. - Marx
Our society, as it is commonly defined, that is to say Canadian society, Western society, or liberal-democratic society, is by the same common definition free and democratic. This definition, however, has significant limits: while correct in terms of being more ‘free’ than some other possibilities, it is certainly not ‘free’ in a total or even thorough sense.
Does capitalism offer freedom? What is freedom? How can alternatives, such as socialism, provide genuine freedom? These are all major questions at the heart of what we, as a society (and here I’m using society in the broadest sense: human society) choose to have as an economic system. (more…)
