Non-domination, unlike friendship, requires state pursuit because individuals cannot secure it privately

Evidence

But unlike friendship it satisfies two crucial conditions, one negative, the other positive. It is not something that individuals can satisfactorily pursue by private, decentralized means and it is something that the state is able to pursue fairly effectively. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 452

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: A tight two-condition test — non-satisfiable-by-private-means plus effectively-pursuable-by-state — for when goods warrant state action; resonant general framework.
• XREF: connects to: Widespread mutual trust alone makes large-scale non-domination freedom possible — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 1300; Freedom as non-domination, unlike non-interference, cannot be fully enjoyed by one person alone — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 1239; Decentralized pursuit of non-domination breeds accumulating petty despotisms, not freedom — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 456 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Widespread mutual trust alone makes large-scale non-domination freedom possible #contradicts (0.85) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 1300
• Decentralized pursuit of non-domination breeds accumulating petty despotisms, not freedom #corroborates (0.85) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 456
• Freedom as non-domination, unlike non-interference, cannot be fully enjoyed by one person alone #contradicts (0.80) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 1239