At Fri, 1 Sep 2006 11:28:13 +0200, Christian Stüble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am Freitag, 1. September 2006 04:41 schrieb Jonathan S. Shapiro: > > On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 01:24 +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > I have a definition, but I do not know if you will find it useful. > > > It's the best I can come up with, and it works surprisingly well in > > > practice. Here it comes: > > > > > > A free choice is one that can be made independent of any other > > > choices. > > > > It seems to me that what you are describing is an *independent* choice. > > A free choice is one that is made without coercion. A choice between two > > discrete options, each having costs and benefits, remains a free choice. > That's the reason I asked. What is the definition of coercion then?
Coercion is the act of making somebody do something that they do not want to do. I do not understand what you mean with the terms "free choice" or even "choice", so I won't comment further. Thanks, Marcus _______________________________________________ L4-hurd mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/l4-hurd
