Introducing philosophy Quotes

“True positive freedom would involve seizing control of my life and making rational choices for myself.”
― Open University, Introducing philosophy

“Positive freedom, in contrast, is a matter of what you can actually do.”
― Open University, Introducing philosophy

“Could people be oppressed in the name of freedom?”
― Open University, Introducing philosophy

“Is it wrong to eat meat or to use animals for scientific research?”
― Open University, Introducing philosophy

“But Berlin thinks there is an even greater risk of abuse with the concept of positive freedom. The danger is that under the guise of helping people to realize their ‘true’ desires, the state may ignore their views and force them to do things that they have no wish at all to do. This happened, Berlin suggests, in both Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. These states bullied and oppressed their people on the grounds it knew what was best for them.”
― The Open University, Introducing philosophy

“On this view, the freedom which is self-mastery, or positive freedom, may only be achievable if our lower selves are constrained in their actions.”
― The Open University, Introducing philosophy