What is meant
This claim links knowledge and freedom in a practical way: according to the witness, understanding natural and social laws increases a person’s capacity for “action and judgment.” The text establishes no more than this direct connection and does not define judgment in detail.
What is attributed to Shahrur
Shahrur says: “Knowledge expands freedom; the more a person understands natural and social laws, the greater their capacity for action and judgment.” The relationship stated in the witness consists of three links: knowledge, understanding laws, and an increased capacity connected to freedom.
The atlas’s explanation
The atlas understands the statement to mean that knowledge of laws is not separate from practice, since the text connects it to an increased capacity for action. This explains the structure of the statement; it does not add a definition of knowledge or judgment.
Limited inference
It may be inferred that the witness associates the expansion of freedom with a person’s capacity, which increases as they understand laws. This inference is limited by the bounds of the witness.
Open question and limits of the reading
What exactly is meant by “judgment” in this statement? The witness presented does not answer this. Nor is it sufficient on its own to establish that Shahrur means decision-making or influencing reality in those terms.