Isaiah Berlin’s the Concept of Positive Liberty

Authors

  • Saksit Karlers School of Political Science, Roi Et Rajabhat University

Keywords:

Isaiah Berlin, Liberty, Positive Liberty

Abstract

This paper aims to explain Isaiah Berlin’s the concept of positive liberty. That is, this study applied documentary research and political philosophy method conducted through a textual analysis and interpretation, the result shows that, positive liberty is the possibility of acting or the reality of acting in such a way as to take control of one's life and realize one's fundamental purposes, so positive liberty about having the resources and power to take action for live a certain way or achieve some sort of self-realization, which are intended to facilitate and promote the freedom of the individual via measures taken by society and the state.

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Published

2022-08-15

How to Cite

Karlers, S. (2022). Isaiah Berlin’s the Concept of Positive Liberty. Trends of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 10(2), 237–254. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Humanties-up/article/view/255533

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