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Man and Social Change (I): Man and the Experience of Freedom (California State College, Long Beach) [Side B], 1969 Mar 19

Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981

Freedom is the will and ability to act at any moment, Thurman says, “as to influence” or “determine the future.” For him, the experience of freedom relies on one’s ability to create options. Without options, there can be no sense of self. To keep the possibility of choice alive, a person must take responsibility for her life so that one resist becoming a prisoner to the will of others and life events.