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प्रश्न
What is the difference between the negative and positive conception of liberty?
उत्तर
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Negative liberty |
Positive liberty |
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1. It defines and defends the area of an individual’s life where no external authority can interfere. |
i. It defines the area of society where an individual can be free with some constraints made by the society and the government. |
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2. It is not concerned with the conditions of the society. |
ii. It is concerned with the enabling conditions of the society. |
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3. It is concerned with explaining the idea of ‘freedom from’. |
iii. It is concerned with explaining the idea of ‘freedom to’. |
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4. This area comes into personal domain of the individual. |
iv. This area comes into social domain of the individual. |
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5. More negative liberty leads to more freedom. |
v. More positive liberty checks excess of freedom to an individual, which could be an obstruction for social stability. |
