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I've heard it phrased the other way around. Positive liberty is about things that are guaranteed (e.g. health care, food, human dignity). Negative liberty is
by MereInterest 6y ago
I've heard it phrased the other way around. Positive liberty is about things that are guaranteed (e.g. health care, food, human dignity). Negative liberty is about things that may not be done (e.g. no punishment for speech, no limitations on buying guns, no environmental regulations).
We are in agreement about which type is better, so this is solely a quibble about the names.
- ByteJockey 6y agoI think you're thinking positive vs negative rights (which are like what you're describing).
- marricks 6y agoI just flipped them, reading the wiki on the terms I see I had them backwards. My partner always corrects me and I think they have them wrong :P at least we agree on which one is better too