Singh, Mayank: The Cage Called Freedom: The Illusion of Democracy, Authority, and Psychological Conditioning

Modern civilization repeatedly defines itself through the language of freedom, democracy, individuality, constitutional rights, and human progress. Yet beneath these external structures there may exist a deeper continuity of psychological conditioning inherited across generations. This paper presents a comprehensive philosophical and phenomenological inquiry into the relationship between civilization, authority, democracy, conditioning, identity, and the human experience of freedom. The study ar