Concept information
Preferred term
positive liberty
Definition
- Although Isaiah Berlin is often credited with distinguishing positive from negative liberty, this view was, in fact, put forward in the 19th century by, among others, the English political philosopher T. H. Green, who provided a particularly cogent analysis of what positive liberty, or freedom, implies. Green put the matter this way:We shall probably all agree that freedom, rightly understood, is the greatest of blessings; that its attainment is the true end of all our efforts as citizens. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Positive Liberty]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/positive_liberty
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