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What defines individual freedom in a civilized society? Philosophers have argued over such questions for centuries. This course, Two concepts of freedom, looks at a positive and a negative concept of freedom, asking you to think carefully about how freedom is restricted by our place in society and how it can vary from state to state.
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Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:- Distinguish between negative and positive concepts of freedom
- Understand the main points in Isaiah Berlin's article ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’
- Recognize emotive language, to distinguish between necessary truths and contingent facts, and to appreciate what is involved in refutation by counterexample.
