"She thus drew a line between 'political and economic' freedom–the kinds of freedom that democratic nations traditionally seek to uphold–from 'freedom of mind'. For Stebbing, freeing one's own mind is, uniquely, one's own personal responsibility, and is, she explains, hindered by ignorance. People might appear to be free, because they live in a liberal democracy, but this apparent freedom can be illusory. Genuine freedom consists in individuals knowing how to think freely."
At Aeon, Peter West discusses philosopher Susan Stebbing and her 1939 book, Thinking to Some Purpose.
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