Most nonhuman animals live on the terms imposed on them by human beings. This condition of being under the mastery of another, or domination, is what republicanism identifies as political unfreedom. Yet there are several problems that must be solved in order to successfully extend republicanism to animals. Here I focus on the question of whether freedom can be a benefit for individuals without a free will. I argue that once we understand the grounds that make freedom a desirable property of choices, we can see how it is appropriate to predicate it of those made by any sentient agent.

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众生共和：没有自由意志的社会自由

大多数非人类动物都按照人类强加给它们的条件生活。这种处于他人控制或统治之下的状态，就是共和主义所认定的政治不自由。然而，为了成功地将共和主义扩展到动物，必须解决几个问题。在这里，我关注自由是否可以为没有自由意志的个人带来好处的问题。我认为，一旦我们理解了使自由成为选择的可取属性的理由，我们就可以看到将其断言为任何有情主体所做的那些是多么合适。