About Isaiah Berlin
Discovering Isaiah Berlin - Henry Hardy (Long Version) - Johnny Lyons
Please see more about Isaiah Berlin in the Isaiah Berlin page from Wikipedia.
Two Concepts of Liberty
An Important idea of Isaiah Berlin is the "Two Concepts of Liberty".
Positive and Negative Liberty (Isaiah Berlin - Two Concepts of Liberty)
Tom Richey
The above video and the following article provides an introduction to the two concepts of liberty.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Positive and Negative Liberty
- The full text of the lecture "Two Concepts of Liberty" can be found here.
This program in Philosopher's Zone, Freedom or Liberty, gives another view of freedom and liberty.
Some Questions on the Two Concepts of Liberty
- Do people always need negative freedom before they can enjoy positive freedom, for example, gun ownership (a question from Joe)?
- Are positive and negative freedom often in conflict or in tension? How do they interact with each other?
- Is negative freedom and positive freedom a continuum (a question from Dr Wei)?
What could be some problems with negative freedom?
What could be some problems with positive freedom?
Why do some people favour negative freedom? What are the values involved?
Why do some people favour positive freedom? What are the values involved?
Some possible answers are here.
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