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The word liberty when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language see Liberty disambiguation for other possible uses.
Liberty, or personal freedom, is a condition in which an individual has immunity from the arbitrary exercise of authority.
1 Human condition
From the Latin libertas (liber; meaning free), liberty is a human condition of the freeman and is the freedom from restraint (as in a state of political independence). It is a personal freedom from servitude. Liberated people are not in confinement or oppression. Freemen declare themselves independent of the authority of unjust powers and explain their justifications for doing so. The Declaration of independence of the American colonies was an example of this ( September 3, 1783; Treaty of Paris). The United States, to secure the blessings of liberty, established the Constitution for the United States of AmericaLaw for the United States of America The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is the oldest written national constitution still in force. It was completed on September 17, 1787, with its adoption by the.
1.1 Western civilization
The thinkers of the EnlightenmentFor the period in European history, The Age of Enlightenment For the corresponding movement in the European Jewish community, see Haskalah''. For the Hindu religious concept of enlightenment, see moksha For the Buddhist religious concept, see enlightenmen reasonedIn ordinary language, logic is the reasoning used to reach a conclusion from a set of assumptions. More formally, logic is the study of inference—the process whereby new assertions are produced from already established ones. As such, of particular concern the assertion that law governed both heavenly and human affairs, and that law gave the kingThis article treats the generic title monarch . For the origins of the word king and its English use, see Germanic king. For other meanings of the word, see Monarch (disambiguation A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state. The word derives from Greek his power, rather than the king's power giving force to law. The conception of law as a relationship between individuals, rather than families, came to the fore, and with it the increasing focus on individual liberty as a fundamental reality, given by " NatureFor alternative meanings, see nature (disambiguation). universe, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF team. hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density flea and Nature's GodThis article focuses on the concept of singular, monotheistic God . See deity, gods, or goddesses for details on divine entities in specific religions and mythologies. God is a term referring to the supreme being generally believed to be ruler or creator", which, in the ideal stateSee Utopia (disambiguation) for other meanings of this word Utopia in its most common and general meaning, refers to a hypothetical perfect society. It has also been used to describe actual communities founded in attempts to create such a society. The adj, would be as expansive as possible. The Enlightenment created then, among other ideas, liberty: that is, of a free individual being most free within the context of a state which provides stability of the laws. Later, more radical philosophies articulated themselves in the course of the French Revolution and in the Nineteenth Century.
The first half of the 19th century for Western civilization was marked by a series of turbulent wars and revolutions, which gradually formed into an idea and doctrine now identified as individual liberty. The chief philosophical ground for "Liberty" has been the idea of human rights ? that human beings are too valuable to be in slavery, as well as the idea that human beings ought to control their own destiny. Much of this philosophy stems from religious views, although Christians, Jews and Muslims have all practiced slavery in the past.
See also: John Locke, Free spirit, Libre
