The Theme Of Freedom In Isiah Berlin's 'What Is Freedom?'

In the reading, “What is Freedom?” Isiah Berlin discusses the differences between two types of freedom, positive and negative freedoms. Positive Freedom defined by Berlin is not have inferred by any external forces or any circumstances. Negative Freedom is when someone doesn’t have freedom or not able to have freedom if you are not able to attain a goal.
Positive Freedom is when someone wants to be their own master, they don’t any anyone to get in the way of achieving what they can and can’t do. People who believe in positive freedom believe that they shouldn’t be able to make decisions for another human being since they do not know what is right or wrong for that individual. They believe that someone should be their true self as explained by Berlin, and they don’t believe in ignoring someone else’s …show more content…
They believe that every man’s goal in life is to find happiness, self-fulfillment and to have good performance of their tasks. Berlin mentions how positive freedom is what a man views of himself. He believes that having positive freedom will help a man to seek self-realization and be able to identify their true self. Negative Freedom is where someone isn’t able to achieve a goal. Berlin mentions how there is political, economic and social freedom. Berlin believes that if someone doesn’t have the financial resources to achieve something, they shouldn’t be denied the right to have it if there is law stating they can’t have it. Berlin discusses many different political philosophers and how there were some political philosophers did not want people to have an unlimited amount of freedom since there was a risk of individuals getting in the way of another individual receiving freedom. Berlin believes there must be a minimum freedom that a man is allowed. He states that if someone else were to be denied liberty that he would deny