Philosophy
Republican Liberty as Non-Domination and Its Institutional Implications
Quick fact
For republicans like Philip Pettit, a slave living under a kind master is unfree even if the master never actually interferes, because the slave lives at the master's mercy. Non-domination, not non-interference, is the core of liberty.
Why this is interesting
You think you're free because no one is interfering with you. But what if someone could interfere at any moment—just by whim?