Freedom according to this view has four dimensions: scope, value, sense, and resilience. Scope refers to the range or number of opportunities an individual has to act unimpeded. Value refers to the worth of those opportunities, which can vary from the trivial (wiggling one’s fingers) to the substantial (travelling where one wishes).45 Sense refers to the individual’s subjective appreciation or perception of her freedom (that is, to whether she feels free). Resilience refers to the likelihood that the freedom defined along the other dimensions will continue to exist into the future (which means
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