Notion of Freedom

The prima facie difference between the first-person's perspective and the third-person's perspective is the nature of the claims made. The first-person's perspective makes introspective claims about human freedom. It asks the question; am I free? The third-person perspective makes claims from the outside looking in. It asks the question; is she free? At the same time, they are both analysing the same thing; human freedom. They argue from premises about personal identity to conclusions about …

…difference between the third- and first-person perspective is like thinking outside the square. Changing perspective is analogous to struggling with an algebraic equation, and solving it geometrically. It is approaching the same model from a different angle, resulting in a slightly different set of possible implications. A difference in perspective is more than just a difference in the nature of the claims made. It is also a difference between the implications arising from those claims.