Freedom as non-domination is constituted by institutions, not caused by them.
Evidence
When non-domination is promoted by certain political and other institutions—when people are guarded against possibilities of arbitrary interference in their lives—that effect is not causally distinct from the institutions; like the immunity produced by antibodies in the blood, the non-domination is constituted by such institutional arrangements: it has an inherently institutional existence. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 1238
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies that non-domination’s status is constitutive of institutional guarantees, not a separable effect.
- XREF: connects to: Republican freedom means absence of dependence on arbitrary power, not non-interference. — Frank Lovett, Republicanism, 18; Political freedom is constituted by institutions, not by the absence of actual interference — Frank Lovett, Republicanism, 22; Freedom as non-domination protects against the goodwill of others turning sour. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 136 (+5 more)