Marife Dini Araştırmalar Dergisi

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Nurettin Topçu, one of the remarkable names of Turkish thought in the recent period, has developed a unique system of thought with an idealistic character built with concepts such as movement, will and responsi-bility. It is clearly seen that concepts such as will and responsibility, which Topçu has emphasized enough to give color to the whole world of thought, are directly related to the construction of an idea of freedom, who developed a theoretical model guided by practical concerns, also called the philosophy of movement, inspired by his teacher Blondel. . So much so that from the point of view of Topçu, if a being called human is to be menti-oned, it is necessary to draw attention to the fact that this can only be realized by allowing the idea of freedom. However, the main issue to be discussed here will be the issue of where the society and the state stand in the emergence of man as a free being. In this context, Topçu, who does not ignore the fact that the problem of free-dom requires a multi-layered discussion, deals with the issue in an equation that includes many elements such as god, nature, society and the state. In this study, does Topçu explain the individual-state relationship with a conflict perspective, which is a common assumption in the freedom discourses of modern philosophy; Otherwi-se, it will be discussed whether this relationship reveals a competent state of freedom that emerges with a hig-her synthesis.