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Positive and Negative Liberty: Who has more Freedom?
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/24Ever wondered about the difference between 'freedom to' and 'freedom from'? This fun cartoon animation breaks down Isaiah Berlin's famous concepts of positive and negative liberty, using thought experiments to make political philosophy super clear! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain cultural depth as you explore who really has more freedom in different situations.
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the power
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- Uncountable Noun
- The ability to control people or things.
- The authority to govern or control.
power to
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- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The ability or capacity to do something.
- The capacity or ability to influence someone or something.
- Uncountable Noun
- The energy or force to operate something.
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More regardless of
US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/
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UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/
- Phrase
- Preposition
- Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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More in society
US /ɪn səˈsaɪɪti/
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UK /in səˈsaiəti/
- Phrase
- Within the structure and community of people living together in an ordered way.
- Belonging to or involved with fashionable or wealthy social circles.
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