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For the purposes of this contribution, Philip Pettit has made an important distinction between singular and plural notions of liberty or freedom. He writes:
We concern ourselves in the singular mode with how far someone is free to do or not to do certain things, or with how far someone is a free person or not a free person. But, equally, we concerns ourselves with the plural question as to how far the person enjoys the liberties that we take to be important or basic (Pettit 2008, 201).
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Aarnio, A. (2011). The Three Notions of Liberty. In: Essays on the Doctrinal Study of Law. Law and Philosophy Library, vol 96. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1655-1_9
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