How Definitions Change Debates: Freedom, Rights, and Equality with Rebecca Lowe

Send us Fan Mail Philosopher Rebecca Lowe (Mercatus Center) joins me to do an ideas-only deep dive: what freedom really is, why it matters, how it intersects with equality, and how to tell coercion from choice. We talk charitable argument (steelmanning), the social value of clear definitions, and Rebecca’s agent-focused view of freedom—plus why doing something freely can have value even when the act is bad. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.

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How Definitions Change Debates: Freedom, Rights, and Equality with Rebecca Lowe is an episode from The Great Antidote by Juliette Sellgren.

This episode is 49:37 long.

This episode was published on Dec 5, 2025.

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