Philosophy of Freedom

Freedom, generally, is the ability or right to change or act without constraint.

Freedom may also refer to:

Philosophy

* Artistic freedom, freedom of expression and publication
* Autonomy, the capacity to make an informed, un-coerced decision
* Freedom of choice, an individual's opportunity and autonomy
* Freedom of speech, the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas
* Freedom of thought, the freedom of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others' viewpoints
* Free will, the ability to choose between courses of action
* Civil liberties, personal guarantees and freedoms that government cannot abridge without due process
* Liberty, the ability to do as one pleases
* Moral responsibility, the status of deserving praise or blame for an act or omission
* Rights, legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement

Computing

* Freedom (application), a software utility designed to allow a person to block their own access to the Internet for a set period of time
* ''Freedom!'' (video game), a 1992 educational computer game on the history of slavery
* Internet freedom, an umbrella term that encompasses digital rights, freedom of information, the right to Internet access, freedom from Internet censorship, and net neutrality
* Software freedom, a social movement promoting the freedom to run, study and change software

Transport

* Freedom Yachts, an American yacht builder and several of their models
* ''Freedom'' (yacht), a 12-metre class racing yacht and winner of the 1980 America's Cup
* Brutsche Freedom 40, an American homebuilt aircraft design
* Colyaer Freedom S100, a Spanish ultralight aircraft
* ''Freedom''-class littoral combat ship, warships of the United States Navy
* Freedom-class cruise ship, operated by Royal Caribbean International
* USS ''Freedom'', any of three US Navy ships
* Freedom Ship, a concept for a floating city
* Pro-Composites Freedom, an American homebuilt aircraft design
* Space Station ''Freedom'', an uncompleted NASA project
* Freedom Bridge (South Sudan), a bridge under construction in South Sudan
* Elation Freedom, an electric hypercar
* Crew Dragon ''Freedom'', a SpaceX crew capsule

Places

United States

*Freedom, California
* Freedom, Georgia
*Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming
* Freedom, Indiana
* Freedom, Kentucky
* Freedom, Maine
* Freedom, Michigan
* Freedom, Missouri
* Freedom, New Hampshire
* Freedom, Nebraska
* Freedom, New York
* Freedom, Ohio (disambiguation)
* Freedom, Oklahoma
*Freedom, Pennsylvania
* Freedom, Utah
* Freedom, Forest County, Wisconsin
*Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
*Freedom (community), Outagamie County, Wisconsin
*Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin
* Freedom County, Washington, an unrecognized county
* Freedom Township (disambiguation), several places

Arts and entertainment

Books

* ''Freedom'' (Franzen novel), a 2010 novel by Jonathan Franzen
* ''Freedom'' (Safire novel), a 1987 novel by William Safire
* '' Freedom™'', a 2010 novel by Daniel Suarez
* ''Freedom'', original title of ''Freedom, Vol. 1: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture'', a 1991 history by Orlando Patterson
* ''FREEDOM!'', a 2014 philosophical treatise by Adam Kokesh

Film and television

* ''Freedom'' (Yoko Ono film), a 1970 short film
* ''Freedom'' (1982 film), an Australian film directed by Scott Hicks
* ''Freedom'' (2000 film), a film directed by Šarūnas Bartas
* ''Freedom'' (2001 film), an Argentine film
* ''Freedom'' (2014 film), an American film
* ''Freedom'' (2019 film), a Spanish film
* ''Freedom'' (TV series), a short-lived television series in 2000
* Freedom (''NCIS''), a 2011 episode of the American police procedural drama
* "Freedom" (''The Following''), a 2014 episode of the psychological thriller
* '' Freedom Project'', a Japanese promotional video animation series

Music

* Freedom (band), a psychedelic rock band
* Freedom (Canadian band) aka Freedom North, a Canadian rock band from the 1970s
* Freedom Records, a jazz label
* USA Freedom Kids, American musical group

Albums

* ''Freedom'' (Akon album), 2008, or the title song
* ''Freedom'' (Amen Dunes album), 2018
* ''Freedom'' (Andy Griggs album), 2002
* ''Freedom'' (Darrell Evans album), 1998
* ''Freedom'' (Dragon Ash album), 2009
* ''Freedom'' (Eric Chou album), 2019
* ''Freedom'' (EP), a 2021 EP by Justin Bieber, or the title song
* ''Freedom'' (Journey album), 2022
* ''Freedom'' (Kenny Burrell album), recorded 1963–1964, released 1980 and 2011
* ''Freedom'' (Mandisa album), 2009
* ''Freedom'' (Michael W. Smith album), 2000
* ''Freedom'' (Rebecca Ferguson album), 2013
* ''Freedom'' (Refused album), 2015
* ''Freedom'' (Neil Young album), 1989
* ''Freedom'' (Santana album), 1987
* ''Freedom'' (Sheena Easton album), 1997
* ''Freedom'' (Trey Eley & Matthew Shell album), 2012
* ''Freedom'' (White Heart album), 1989
* ''Freedom'' (Yothu Yindi album), 1993
* ''Freedom'', a 2016 album by Baby Woodrose

Songs

* "Freedom" (Alice Cooper song), 1987, from ''Raise Your Fist and Yell''
* "Freedom" (Beyoncé song), 2016, from ''Lemonade''
* "Freedom" (Erasure song), 2000, from ''Loveboat''
* "Freedom" (Faith Kakembo song), 2022
* "Freedom" (Girl Next Door song), 2010, theme song of Japanese drama ''Jotei Kaoruko''
* "Freedom" (The Isley Brothers song), 1970, from ''Get into Something''
* "Freedom" (Jimi Hendrix song), 1971, from ''The Cry of Love''
* "Freedom" (London Boys song), 1990, from ''Sweet Soul Music''
* "Freedom" (Nicki Minaj song), 2012, from ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded''
* "Freedom" (Noiseworks song), 1990, from ''Love Versus Money''
* "Freedom" (Paul McCartney song), 2001, from ''Driving Rain''
* "Freedom" (Pharrell Williams song), 2015
* "Freedom" (Rage Against the Machine song), 1994
* "Freedom" (Reba McEntire song), 2019
* "Freedom" (Robert Miles song), 1997, from ''23am''
* "Freedom" (Solange song), from the 2004 comedy film ''Johnson Family Vacation''
* "Freedom" (The Sons of Champlin song), 1969, from ''Loosen Up Naturally''
* "Freedom" (Sugababes song), 2011
* "Freedom" (Wham! song), 1984, from ''Make It Big''
* "Freedom" (Theme from ''Panther''), 1995, from the film ''Panther''
* " Freedun", a 2016 song by M.I.A.
* "Freedom", by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton from the ''Django Unchained'' soundtrack album
* "Freedom", an alternate name for the Aretha Franklin song "Think (Aretha Franklin song)"
* "Freedom", by Band-Maid from ''Brand New Maid''
* "Freedom", by Charles Mingus from '' The Complete Town Hall Concert''
* "Freedom", by David Guetta from '' 7''
* "Freedom", by Deep Purple from the 25th anniversary reissue of '' Fireball''
* "Freedom", by Estelle from ''The 18th Day''
* "Freedom", by Foxy Shazam from ''The Church of Rock and Roll''
* "Freedom", by Gardenian from '' Two Feet Stand''
* "Freedom", by Maher Zain from '' Forgive Me''
* "Freedom", an improvised song by Richie Havens based on "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival
* "Freedom! '90", by George Michael, also covered by Robbie Williams, not to be confused with the unrelated similarly titled Wham song
* "Freedom", a single released by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1980
* "Freedom" by Japanese metal band Blood Stain Child from the album '' Mozaiq''

Sculptures

* ''Freedom'' (Frudakis), a 2000 sculpture by Zenos Frudakis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
* ''Freedom'' (Tibor), a 1985 sculpture by Alfred Tibor in Columbus, Ohio, US
* '' Statue of Freedom'', an 1863 sculpture by Thomas Crawford atop the dome of the US Capitol
*''Miss Freedom'', 1889 statue on the dome of the Georgia State Capitol (US)
* '' Freedom Sculpture'', a 2017 sculpture by Cecil Balmond in Los Angeles, California, US

Other arts

* '' Freedom: The Underground Railroad'', a 2013 board game about the Abolitionist Movement in the 1800s in the United States
* Chris Pape, known as Freedom, a 20th-century American graffiti artist
* Freedom, a Bald Eagle from the 1985 TV series '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''

Mathematics and physics

* Asymptotic freedom, a concept in particle physics
* Degrees of freedom, the number of parameters of a system that can vary independently
* Six degrees of freedom, describing the motion of an object in 3-dimensional space
* Systolic freedom, a concept in mathematics

Press

* Freedom of the press, the freedom of communication and expression through various media
* Freedom Communications, a privately held national media company headquartered in Irvine, California
* ''Freedom'' (magazine), a Scientology publication
* ''Freedom'' (British newspaper), an anarchist newspaper
* ''Freedom'' (American newspaper), an African-American newspaper
* Freedom Press, a British anarchist publishing house

Sports

* Florence Freedom, the former name of the Florence Y'alls, an independent minor league baseball team that plays in the Frontier League
* Washington Freedom, a women's professional soccer (football) team
* Freedom Chiya (born 1979), South African beach volleyball player

Other uses

* Freedom (Azerbaijan), an electoral alliance in Azerbaijan
* Freedom (charity), a UK charity dedicated to helping victims of forced marriage
* Freedom of the City, an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community or an important visitor
* Freedom, Inc., a 1961 political organization of African-American political activists in Kansas City, Missouri
* Freedom Furniture, a furniture retailer in Australia and New Zealand

See also

* Free (disambiguation)
* Freed (disambiguation)
* FREEДОМ

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