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    Rousseau's civic republicanism shows that natural liberty... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The state should allow as much liberty as possible rather than actively promoting virtue

    Rousseau's civic republicanism shows that natural liberty unchecked by moral education produces dependence on appetite, not genuine freedom.

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    • 1.Humans naturally pursue immediate gratification; without moral education, appetites dominate decision-making and constrain authentic choice.
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    • 2.True freedom requires self-mastery and alignment with rational principles, not mere absence of external constraint.
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    • 3.Rousseau's general will provides collective moral standards that liberate individuals from enslaving private desires.
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    • 1.Defining freedom as obedience to collectively-imposed moral education risks authoritarian control masquerading as liberation.
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    • 2.Appetite-driven choices can reflect genuine preferences; moral education may suppress rather than enable authentic self-direction.
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    • 3.The claim conflates dependency on appetite with unfreedom, but satisfying preferences is itself a form of agency and freedom.
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