Freedom
Encyclopedia

Philosophy

  • Free will
    Free will
    "To make my own decisions whether I am successful or not due to uncontrollable forces" -Troy MorrisonA pragmatic definition of free willFree will is the ability of agents to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints. The existence of free will and its exact nature and definition have long...

    , the ability to make choices
  • Political freedom, in the context of the relationship of the individual to the state
  • Economic freedom
    Economic freedom
    Economic freedom is a term used in economic and policy debates. As with freedom generally, there are various definitions, but no universally accepted concept of economic freedom...


Computing

  • Freedom (software)
    Freedom (software)
    Freedom is a software program designed to keep a computer user away from the Internet for up to eight hours at a time. It is described as a way to "free you from distractions, allowing you time to write, analyze, code, or create." The program was written by Fred Stutzman, a Ph.D student at the...

    , a software utility designed to allow a person to block their own access to the Internet for a set period of time
  • Freedom!
    Freedom!
    Freedom! was an educational computer game developed by MECC. The player assumed the role of a runaway slave in the Antebellum Period of American history who was trying to reach the North through the Underground Railroad...

    , an educational computer game on the history of slavery

Transport

  • Freedom class littoral combat ship
    Freedom class littoral combat ship
    The Freedom class is a class of littoral combat ships built for the United States Navy.The Freedom class was proposed by Lockheed Martin as a contender for USN plans to build a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone...

    , warships of the United States Navy
  • Freedom class cruise ship, operated by Royal Caribbean International
  • USS Freedom
    USS Freedom
    USS Freedom may refer to:, a cargo ship that served during and shortly after World War I* Freedom , a non-commissioned auxiliary schooner that served from 1940 to 1962, a Littoral Combat Ship; currently in commission...

    , any of three US Navy ships
  • Freedom Ship
    Freedom Ship
    Freedom Ship was a floating city project initially proposed in the late 1990s. It was so named because of the "free" international lifestyle facilitated by a mobile ocean colony, though the project would not have been a conventional ship, but rather a series of linked barges.The Freedom Ship...

    , a concept for a floating city
  • Space Station Freedom
    Space Station Freedom
    Space Station Freedom was a NASA project to construct a permanently manned Earth-orbiting space station in the 1980s. Although approved by then-president Ronald Reagan and announced in the 1984 State of the Union Address, Freedom was never constructed or completed as originally designed, and after...

    , an uncompleted NASA project

Geography

  • Freedom, California
    Freedom, California
    Freedom is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 3,070 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Freedom is located at ....

  • Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming
    Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming
    Freedom is an unincorporated community in both northeastern Caribou County, Idaho, and northwestern Lincoln County, Wyoming in the United States. Located on U.S. Route 89 and Idaho State Highway 34, it sits on the Idaho/Wyoming state line...

  • Freedom, Indiana
    Freedom, Indiana
    Freedom is an unincorporated community in western Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 231 southwest of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 538 feet , and it is located at...

  • Freedom, Maine
    Freedom, Maine
    Freedom is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 645 at the 2000 census. Freedom is a residential and recreational area.-History:...

  • Freedom, Michigan
  • Freedom, New Hampshire
    Freedom, New Hampshire
    Freedom is a town located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,489 at the 2010 census. The town's eastern boundary runs along the Maine state border. Ossipee Lake, with a resort and camps, is in the southwest of the town....

  • Freedom, New York
    Freedom, New York
    Freedom is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 2,493 at the 2000 census.The Town of Freedom is in the northeast corner of the Cattaraugus County.- History :The first settlers arrived around 1811....

  • Freedom, Oklahoma
    Freedom, Oklahoma
    Freedom is a town in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 289 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Freedom is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Climate:...

  • Freedom, Pennsylvania
    Freedom, Pennsylvania
    Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River northwest of Pittsburgh. In the early years of the twentieth century, the chief industries were the production of oil, caskets, and monuments. In 1900, 1,783 people lived in Freedom; in 1910, 3,060 people...

  • Freedom, Wisconsin (disambiguation)

Animation

  • Freedom Project
    Freedom Project
    Freedom Project is a Japanese promotional project by Nissin Cup Noodles for their 35th anniversary in 2006. As part of the project, the 7-part OVA series, titled Freedom, was commissioned with and designed by Katsuhiro Otomo serving as the character and mecha designer...

    , an original video animation series
  • ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam, a mobile suit from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel, Gundam SEED Destiny
    • ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam, its successor unit

Books

  • Freedom (Franzen novel), a novel by Jonathan Franzen
  • Freedom (Suarez novel), a novel by Daniel Suarez
  • Freedom (Safire novel)
    Freedom (Safire novel)
    Freedom is a historical novel by American essayist William Safire, set in the early years of the American Civil War. It concludes with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863....

    , a novel by William Safire
    William Safire
    William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter....


Film and television

  • Freedom (1982 film), Australian film directed by Scott Hicks
    Scott Hicks
    Robert Scott Hicks is a film director from Australia. He is best known as the screenwriter and director of Shine, the Oscar-winning biopic of pianist David Helfgott. Hicks's work has been nominated for an Academy Award as well as winning an Emmy Award.-Personal life:Hicks was born in Uganda, the...

  • Freedom (TV series)
    Freedom (TV series)
    Freedom is a short-lived 2000 American science fiction television show on the UPN network. There were 12 episodes filmed, but only 7 were aired. Some episodes were further aired internationally...

    , a short-lived television series in 2000
  • Freedom (2001 film)
    Freedom (2001 film)
    Freedom is a 2001 Argentine drama film directed by Lisandro Alonso. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Misael Saavedra - Lumberjack* Humberto Estrada - Foreman* Rafael Estrada - Foreman's son...

    , a 2001 Argentine film

Albums

  • Freedom (Akon album)
    Freedom (Akon album)
    Freedom is the third studio album by hip hop and R&B Senegalese-American singer and rapper Akon. The album was originally named Acquitted, however Akon changed it before it was released. It was released as a download on December 1, 2008, and in stores December 2, 2008...

     (2008)
  • Freedom (Sheena Easton album)
    Freedom (Sheena Easton album)
    Freedom is the 13th studio album by singer-songwriter Sheena Easton released only in Japan and charting at #53.This album of new material consists of smooth, catchy Dance-Pop songs. Easton had producing credits on the project and writing credits on the songs "One Man" and "Love will make you wise"...

     (1997/2007)
  • Freedom (Andy Griggs album)
    Freedom (Andy Griggs album)
    Freedom is the second album by country music singer Andy Griggs. Released in 2002 on RCA Records Nashville, it features the singles "How Cool Is That", "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man", and "Practice Life", a duet with Martina McBride; respectively, these reached No. 22, No. 7, and No...

     (2002)
  • Freedom (Mandisa album)
    Freedom (Mandisa album)
    Freedom is the second studio album by American Idol contestant Mandisa. The album was released on March 24, 2009.The first single, "My Deliverer", was released on January 27, 2009...

     (2009)
  • Freedom (Santana album)
    Freedom (Santana album)
    Freedom is the fourteenth studio album by Santana.By this recording, Santana had nine members, some of which had returned after being with the band in previous versions. Freedom moved away from the more poppy sound of the previous album, Beyond Appearances and back to the band's original Latin rock...

     (1987)
  • Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)
    Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)
    Freedom is Michael W. Smith's fifteenth album. It was released in 2000 on Reunion Records, and is his first full-length disc of instrumentals. This is Michael's first of two instrumental albums, the second one being Glory.- Track listing :...

     (2000)
  • Freedom (Yothu Yindi album)
    Freedom (Yothu Yindi album)
    Freedom is an album by Yothu Yindi released in 1993 under the Mushroom Records label.-Reception:-Track listing:#"Timeless Land" #"World of Innocence"...

     (1993)
  • Freedom (Neil Young album)
    Freedom (Neil Young album)
    Freedom has received mainly positive reviews. Allmusic's William Ruhlmann rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, explaining that it "was the album Neil Young fans knew he was capable of making, but feared he would never make again." He also stated that "there were tracks that harked...

     (1989)

Songs

  • "Freedom" (Alice Cooper song)
    Freedom (Alice Cooper song)
    "Freedom" is a 1987 single by rock singer Alice Cooper, taken from his 10th solo studio album, Raise Your Fist and Yell. It was written by Alice Cooper and Kane Roberts....

  • "Freedom" (Erasure song)
    Freedom (Erasure song)
    "Freedom" is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure. It was the first single released from Erasure's ninth studio album Loveboat. The track was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell...

  • "Freedom" (Jimi Hendrix song)
    Freedom (Jimi Hendrix song)
    "Freedom" is a Jimi Hendrix song released in 1971 from the album The Cry of Love. The album was released posthumously in 1971 and became a major hit. This was the only single released from the album and was somewhat successful on the charts, reaching number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart...

  • "Freedom" (Isley Brothers song)
  • "Freedom" (Solange Knowles song)
    Freedom (Solange Knowles song)
    "Freedom" was a song released by Solange from the Johnson Family Vacation Soundtrack in 2004.-History:Solange and her producers at Music World Music, the record label of Beyoncé Knowles and Destiny's Child, selected a track by Houston jazz funk band Drop Trio for a new song by rising star Solange...

  • "Freedom" (Paul McCartney song)
    Freedom (Paul McCartney song)
    "Freedom" is a song written and recorded by Paul McCartney in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. McCartney was in New York City at the time of the attacks, and actually witnessed the destruction while sitting in a plane, which was parked on the tarmac at New York's John F...

  • "Freedom" (Rage Against the Machine song)
    Freedom (Rage Against the Machine song)
    "Freedom" was a single released by Rage Against the Machine from their self-titled album in 1994.The song is played in Drop D tuning on the guitars and has a distinctive riff in the intro and chorus...

  • "Freedom" (The Sons of Champlin song)
  • "Freedom" (Sugababes song)
    Freedom (Sugababes song)
    "Freedom" is a song performed by the Sugababes from their upcoming eighth studio album. It was written by Sugababes, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, George Astasio from The Invisible Men with Kyle Abrahams, Peter Ighile, Mariah Young-Jones & Rowan Martin and produced by The Invisible Men with Parker &...

  • "Freedom" (Theme from Panther)
  • "Freedom" (Wham! song)
    Freedom (Wham! song)
    "Freedom" is a song by British pop duo Wham! in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.-History:...

  • "Freedom! '90
    Freedom! '90
    "Freedom '90" is a song written and performed by George Michael, and released on Columbia Records in 1990. The "'90" added to the end of the title is to prevent confusion with an international hit by Michael's former band, Wham!, also titled "Freedom".It was the third single taken from Listen...

    " by George Michael, also covered by Robbie Williams
  • "Freedom", alternate name for the Aretha Franklin song "Think"

Press

  • Freedom Communications
    Freedom Communications
    Freedom Communications, Inc. is a media conglomerate in the United States. It owns approximately 100 daily and weekly newspapers in the US, with a combined daily circulation of nearly one million subscribers, and also operates over seventy local news websites...

    , privately-held national media company headquartered in Irvine, California
  • Freedom Magazine
    Freedom Magazine
    Freedom Magazine is a magazine published by the Church of Scientology since 1968. The magazine describes its focus as "Investigative Reporting in the Public Interest." A frequent topic is psychiatry .-Content:...

    , Scientology publication
  • Freedom (newspaper), British anarchist newspaper
  • Freedom Press
    Freedom Press
    The Freedom Press is an anarchist publishing house in Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1886, it is the largest anarchist publishing house in the nation and the oldest of its kind in the English speaking world. It is based at 84b Whitechapel High Street in the East End of London...

    , British anarchist publishing house

Mathematics and physics

  • Asymptotic freedom
    Asymptotic freedom
    In physics, asymptotic freedom is a property of some gauge theories that causes interactions between particles to become arbitrarily weak at energy scales that become arbitrarily large, or, equivalently, at length scales that become arbitrarily small .Asymptotic freedom is a feature of quantum...

    , a concept in particle physics
  • Systolic freedom
    Systolic freedom
    In differential geometry, systolic freedom refers to the fact that closed Riemannian manifolds may have arbitrarily small volume regardless of their systolic invariants....

    , a concept in mathematics

Sports

  • Florence Freedom
    Florence Freedom
    The Florence Freedom are a professional baseball team based in the Northern Kentucky city of Florence, located near the city of Cincinnati. The Freedom are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league...

    , an independent minor league baseball team that plays in the Frontier League
  • Washington Freedom
    Washington Freedom
    The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...

    , a women's professional soccer (football) team
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