PHILOS 341 Study Guide - Negative Liberty, Positive Liberty, On Liberty
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Robbery victim (yes: represents a curtailment of negative liberty. It is an example of someone lacking negative liberty. Drug addict (yes: the person, in a way, needs this. Mainly due to the fact that they would stop using the drugs, but they are unable stop using them: represents a curtailment of positive liberty. Poor person (no: the person could not go as a matter of choice. This is a want: represents a curtailment of positive liberty. There is no money, so that is what is stopping them. He points out that there are huge issues going on with the debate of what liberty really is. It goes down to what you believe life is about. Feinberg thinks: if we are talking about liberty these all are curtailments of liberty in some sort of way. Whenever someone is free the following has to be true: ___ is free from____ to do _____. (positive and.
