Is Chinese criticism of the Western liberal notion of freedom valid?

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Alex Lo speaks to his favourite philosophy podcaster and political theorist of the moment, Louis Devine, about whether there is more to freedom than just the freedom of the individual.
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[@SpiderMan-od3kr]

Many religions including Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism contain the idea of freedom through virtue. It is especially well articulated in Buddhism. Liberalism permits people to dynamically make improvements on knowledge and society, but it goes astray when it abandons notions of virtue or actively tries to disrupt traditional morality without reason. It is prone to hubris but can do a lot of good when applied well. Its not a matter of either or but putting things in their proper place.

[@ivanemous]

You should interview Peter Zehan, he has interesting perspectives on the problems that China may face going forward.

[@waynetables6414]

Lmao he’s a literal private intelligence spook. If you watch the movie “The Parallax View”, he essentially works for a company like the one featured in the movie