positive liberty

collocation in English

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positive
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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liberty
noun
uk
/ˈlɪb.ə.ti/us
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.t̬i/
formal
the freedom to live as you wish or go where ...
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(Definition ofpositiveandlibertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By contrast,positivelibertyrevolves around internal constraints that inhibit freedom such as addictions, fears, and compulsions.
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Nationalism, in short, followed the same twisted logic that was championed by the inhumane adherents ofpositiveliberty.
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Nationalists and totalitarianists alike usedpositivelibertywhen they claimed to liberate people by subjecting them to larger groups or principles.
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Therefore,positivelibertyis a contractarian philosophy.
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Within the context ofpositiveliberty, it is more difficult to delimit a sphere of action over which an agent has the purview to determine that an outcome prevail.
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Many social anarchists see negative andpositivelibertyas complementary concepts of freedom.
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A concept ofpositivelibertymay also include freedom from internal constraints.
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The distinction is similar to the distinction made in political science between negative liberty andpositiveliberty.
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In this sense,positivelibertyis the adherence to a set of rules agreed upon by all parties involved.
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Structurally speaking classism, sexism, and racism can inhibit a person's freedom andpositiveliberty is primarily concerned with the possession of sociological agency.
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Idealists imagine apositivelibertythat enables us to build together toward common objectives that fulfill and even surpass our individual goals.
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Like free beer,positivelibertypromises equal access by all without cost or regard to income, of a given good (assuming the good exists).
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Rather, we have to remove the implication thatpositivelibertyrequires collective control over affairs which is derived from the conscious and expressed decisions of men.
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Positivelibertyis enhanced by the ability of citizens to participate in their government and have their voice, interests and concerns recognized as valid and acted upon.
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Negative liberty is primarily concerned with freedom from external restraint and contrasts withpositiveliberty(the possession of the power and resources to fulfill one's own potential).
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