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Distinguish between negative and positive liberty. |
| Answer» \tNegative libertyPositive liberty1.\xa0It defines and defends the area of an individual’s life where no external authority can interfere.i.\xa0It defines the area of society where an individual can be free with some constraints made by the society and the government.2. It is not concerned with the conditions of the society.ii. It is concerned with the enabling conditions of the society.3.\xa0It is concerned with explaining the idea of ‘freedom from’.iii.\xa0It is concerned with explaining the idea of ‘freedom to’.4.\xa0This area comes into personal domain of the individual.iv.\xa0This area comes into social domain of the individual.5.\xa0More 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.\t | |