One problem with Radhakrishnan's claim that "choice is the assertion of freedom over necessity" is

A) it assumes that what is necessary cannot be changed.

B) it appears contradictory since it implies that what cannot be changed (necessity) can be changed.

C) it assumes that sheer necessity can be found in nature.

D) it seems to rule out the possibility of free choice.


B

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