Domination is a distinct harm even when no interference occurs

Evidence

The grievance I have in mind is that of having to live at the mercy of another, having to live in a manner that leaves you vulnerable to some ill that the other is in a position arbitrarily to impose; and this, in particular, when each of you is in a position to see that you are dominated by the other, in a position to see that you each see this, and so on. It is the grievance expressed by the wife who finds herself in a position where her husband can beat her at will, and without any possibility of redress; by the employee who dare not raise a complaint against an employer, and who is vulnerable to any of a range of abuses, some petty, some serious, that the employer may choose to perpetrate; by the debtor who has to depend on the grace of the moneylender, or the bank official, for avoiding utter destitution and ruin; and by the welfare dependant who finds that they are vulnerable to the caprice of a counter clerk for whether or not their children will receive meal vouchers. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 64

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines domination by its defining feature: arbitrary power, not actual interference — the core conceptual move of the book.
• XREF: connects to: Mere non-interference can coexist with domination when security is absent — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 349; Domination and interference are distinct evils that can occur independently — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 129; Domination requires only the capacity to interfere arbitrarily, not its exercise — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 1217 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Domination and interference are distinct evils that can occur independently #corroborates (0.95) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 129
• Domination consists in a power of arbitrary interference, not interference actually exercised. #corroborates (0.93) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 278
• Domination requires only the capacity to interfere arbitrarily, not its exercise #corroborates (0.92) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 1217