this was brilliantly explained, I appreciate the inclusion of practical examples and its application in relation to the welfare state and libertarianism, thank you!
if only my prof would teach this clearly ... 3 hours in class and I couldn't understand a single word, 10 mins here and I'm already a pro in it lol thanks a lot
Taking "Classical Political Thought" and "American Slavery" courses at my University currently and I found this video incredibly helpful and informative!
I really like this video. I'm a lover of negative rights, and this video helps me at least see the other side of my staunch beliefs. It has provided me with a shovel to the rabbit hole I was looking for.
I had always thought I was free, but after listening to this video, I found I am just free negatively. I love the positive liberty and I like your expression about the difference about negative and positive liberty. May recognizing what is the negative liberty and the positive liberty, it's more likely to achieve positive liberty. Looking forward to your next video.
@@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122 One of the important words in the A. J. Liebling quote is "guaranteed." For example, several years ago Ron Reagan Jr. recorded an ad for Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) urging people to support separation of church and state. They applied to run the ad during the Super Bowl but the OWNER of the media corporation refused to run the ad. OWNERS of media can legally refuse to run ads they don't like. So even though FFRF had plenty of money, they couldn't access the media platform. Your point is technically true in that I could easily print a stack of ads on my home printer and post them around town, but my "positive freedom" to access the wide distribution of a TV network is not "guaranteed." One would need the resources of a Rupert Murdoch to buy and OWN a giant media company to be "guaranteed" that access. I think this is a good illustration of Berlin's concept of "positive freedom."
I've been Googling a variation of this topic for months, even asking directly to my lawyer friends the differences between these two liberties, all to no avail. And just as I was beginning to think nobody really knew the difference--that this was just some murky legal philosophy tossed around by entitled patricians--this guy comes around and totally redeems them all! Yeah, this was super helpful. Thanks!
great video on discussing these two types of liberty. I use to be a Ron Paul supporter and even an anarcho capitalist until I objectively evaluted what I was reading from people like Murry Rothbard and Frédéric Bastiat. I realized by focusing soley on negative liberty it would lead to massive parts of the population to be uneducated and consumed by poverty. Btw an other good video would be to evaluate equality. Many people say they support equality but they don't always mean the same thing.
+James Tibbs The free market does not make the poor poorer and the rich richer. In the free market, everyone becomes richer through time. You may end up with a smaller share of the 'pie'. But the 'pie' will become increasingly bigger. Today, in America, everyone can afford it's own food, shelter, water, electricity and transport. In the near future (around 50 years), everyone will be able to afford healthcare and education.
+Frank AnCap Reason and logic is to find a good balance between negative and positive liberty. Too far in one direction leads to corporate or government tyranny and then to civil war.
@@m.v.d.4615 Negative rights don’t lead to either corporate or government tyranny. If the state isn’t given the power to do something, then the corporations cannot lobby the state to do it.
negative liberty is the true liberty But we shouldn't deny that the positive one is also a strong portion of liberty itself, so the freedom of being educated will never be attained without internet, books, scholars(other people), education system (schools)
Let's not forget that among resources one should also consider 'time'. If one works 50-hours a week and a good income, is that truly freedom? I guess it's personal, but the importance of time is often overlooked.
We can individually exercise the mercy we are freely given, humanity, not just as a society, but person to person, and good judgement for ourselves for one another and find we are free. I'm not always right but I know grace and building relationships will see us through. Fan of MLK. Llee
Although John Stuart Mill does discuss what you call negative liberty, in his essay On Liberty he outlines a political philosophy that is derived from the positive liberty to be able to contribute to society as a whole through innovative ideas and ways of living. He argues that this positive liberty is a public utility from which everyone stands to benefit. From his argument it follows that to deny any group access to this positive liberty on grounds of gender, race or social class is harmful to society because it deprives society of potential benefits that these groups could contribute to society.
I had a hard time making sense of the term, but this actually cleared up many more things i couldn't understand, like libertarism and the difference of the american left and right parties. Thank you for the video!
If it is argued that wealth is being held unjustly. Then denying someone access to that wealth is an infringement of negative liberty. There is NO NEED to appeal to a spurious positive liberty!
I would say one thing that negative liberty has going for it is that it actually can be delivered. Trying to achieve a concept like eradicating everyone's fear or want is ridiculous on its face. Even without going to extremely phobic places, these things can openly oppose each other, i.e. one person may be afraid of people owning guns while another person would be afraid of not having one.
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this was brilliantly explained, I appreciate the inclusion of practical examples and its application in relation to the welfare state and libertarianism, thank you!
I love the examples given. Very simply put and concise. I now feel like a pro when it comes to the topic!
I was told to read Berlins 30 page pdf already on an all-nighter (UNI), but this video has given me a starting point.
Glad I could help you with that!
You have saved my ass from my exam, brilliant video essay!
if only my prof would teach this clearly ... 3 hours in class and I couldn't understand a single word, 10 mins here and I'm already a pro in it lol thanks a lot
very loud and clear thank you Tom. simple and deep.
Great video thanks 🙏
Taking "Classical Political Thought" and "American Slavery" courses at my University currently and I found this video incredibly helpful and informative!
this is a difficult term made extremely simple
+Demola Akin Glad I could help!
I've heard about the concept of neg. and pos. liberity many times before, but you are the one really maked me understood that.
THANK YOU, this made my paper quite a bit simpler
This is seriously an amazing mini-lecture and I appreciate your effort and willingness to make it accessible!!!
Thank you…i am searching for vedio like this for days❤
Much love Mr. Richey!
The feeling is mutual!
+Jarred Richards Its called elephant gun
Looked everywhere for an explained answer. Thank you so much
Great video. I wasn't expecting the riff at 7:01 haha.
Me too 😂 I thought the video ended..
I've been searching for a decent explanation for hours. Thank you
Man you did such a good job, thank you! Explained it perfectly!
Thanks a lot.From what I have learned from this is that there is no one true philosophy, both have merits.
Currently studying the origins of liberty and found this really helpful! Thank you!
Am indeed glad to have come across this video! Much appreciated
Thanks, I was really struggling with this until I watched the clip. A really accessible starting point to a difficult subject.
I really like this video. I'm a lover of negative rights, and this video helps me at least see the other side of my staunch beliefs. It has provided me with a shovel to the rabbit hole I was looking for.
I had always thought I was free, but after listening to this video, I found I am just free negatively. I love the positive liberty and I like your expression about the difference about negative and positive liberty. May recognizing what is the negative liberty and the positive liberty, it's more likely to achieve positive liberty. Looking forward to your next video.
Thank You! I am watching this for the 3rd time, Every time the perspective and nuances hit differently.. Terrific Analysis Tom!
"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." -- A. J. Liebling
Not really, you can print your own newspaper as long you have money.
@@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122 One of the important words in the A. J. Liebling quote is "guaranteed." For example, several years ago Ron Reagan Jr. recorded an ad for Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) urging people to support separation of church and state. They applied to run the ad during the Super Bowl but the OWNER of the media corporation refused to run the ad. OWNERS of media can legally refuse to run ads they don't like. So even though FFRF had plenty of money, they couldn't access the media platform. Your point is technically true in that I could easily print a stack of ads on my home printer and post them around town, but my "positive freedom" to access the wide distribution of a TV network is not "guaranteed." One would need the resources of a Rupert Murdoch to buy and OWN a giant media company to be "guaranteed" that access. I think this is a good illustration of Berlin's concept of "positive freedom."
Awesome video! Helping me out in my intro to political thought course. Thanks!
Short. Sweet. Shocked. You Conquered.
I've been Googling a variation of this topic for months, even asking directly to my lawyer friends the differences between these two liberties, all to no avail. And just as I was beginning to think nobody really knew the difference--that this was just some murky legal philosophy tossed around by entitled patricians--this guy comes around and totally redeems them all! Yeah, this was super helpful. Thanks!
great video on discussing these two types of liberty. I use to be a Ron Paul supporter and even an anarcho capitalist until I objectively evaluted what I was reading from people like Murry Rothbard and Frédéric Bastiat. I realized by focusing soley on negative liberty it would lead to massive parts of the population to be uneducated and consumed by poverty. Btw an other good video would be to evaluate equality. Many people say they support equality but they don't always mean the same thing.
+James Tibbs The free market does not make the poor poorer and the rich richer. In the free market, everyone becomes richer through time. You may end up with a smaller share of the 'pie'. But the 'pie' will become increasingly bigger. Today, in America, everyone can afford it's own food, shelter, water, electricity and transport. In the near future (around 50 years), everyone will be able to afford healthcare and education.
+Frank AnCap Reason and logic is to find a good balance between negative and positive liberty.
Too far in one direction leads to corporate or government tyranny and then to civil war.
No the pie does not get bigger that is a myth and there is no such thing as a free market
@@m.v.d.4615
Negative rights don’t lead to either corporate or government tyranny. If the state isn’t given the power to do something, then the corporations cannot lobby the state to do it.
Thankyou for this, made something very clear that my lecturer could not.
thank you. i just heard about Isaiah Berlin from Tara Westover's book EDUCATED.
Same
This explanation is truly excellent!
This was exactly what I was searching for.
Great job!
Thanks for this video, very useful, concise points
+tarpps Glad I could help!
Love from India.... Nice lecture
negative liberty is the true liberty But we shouldn't deny that the positive one is also a strong portion of liberty itself, so the freedom of being educated will never be attained without internet, books, scholars(other people), education system (schools)
concepts so complicated. made so effortless.
Def needed this
Perfect demystification!!!!!!!! Thank-you
Thank you for this video it helped me very much to understand the difference between positive and negative liberty
Nicely explained.... Thank you so much sir
Thank you!
Let's not forget that among resources one should also consider 'time'. If one works 50-hours a week and a good income, is that truly freedom? I guess it's personal, but the importance of time is often overlooked.
this is Theo Von if he was a philosophy professor
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Good summary-- concise, clear, and informative. Also cool drinking cup.
+aa bb Thank you!
10/10 would watch again!!!!!
Thanks a lot for the clear and precise explanation.
We can individually exercise the mercy we are freely given, humanity, not just as a society, but person to person, and good judgement for ourselves for one another and find we are free. I'm not always right but I know grace and building relationships will see us through. Fan of MLK. Llee
Omg youre amazing. Precisely explained SO muchh
Although John Stuart Mill does discuss what you call negative liberty, in his essay On Liberty he outlines a political philosophy that is derived from the positive liberty to be able to contribute to society as a whole through innovative ideas and ways of living. He argues that this positive liberty is a public utility from which everyone stands to benefit. From his argument it follows that to deny any group access to this positive liberty on grounds of gender, race or social class is harmful to society because it deprives society of potential benefits that these groups could contribute to society.
@TomRichey love your videos. i have read original stuff on isiah berlin which is too complicated. Thanks for making it simple
+Nishant Patel My pleasure!
Thanks for an unbiased view! So many libertarians ignore positiv* liberty
Great video. Well explained! Thanks for sharing. And greetings from Ireland. Cheers!
Your video was very helpful. Thank you Tom.
Thanks, very intelligent analysis, was a big help!
+Meme Face Glad you found this helpful!
thanks to you i failed my exam ! Thanks so much, kids are crying
Very good!
nno it isnt
I had a hard time making sense of the term, but this actually cleared up many more things i couldn't understand, like libertarism and the difference of the american left and right parties. Thank you for the video!
good explanation.
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thanks a lot for this. I was trying to revise but my textbook barely had anything written about positive and negative liberty. you got a new sub :)
thank you so much for making this video!
I had a test about violence at school yesterday, and this was in it. Now i see this, i might have mixed up a few things :/
Glad I could help you understand this better - even if a bit late!
+Tom Richey better late than never :)
Great lecture, thank you very very much!
Good video. I'm looking forward to seeing the complete series.
+Miguel Ángel González Series?
+Tom Richey The phrase "The Saga Continues ..." and my lack of fluency in English language may have misled me.
OH! I was referring to the debate over the nature of liberty. No worries! I will be making many more videos about liberty and liberalism.
Glad to hear that!
Very well made video. Helped me a lot. Thanks, Sir.
Thanks BROTHER
If it is argued that wealth is being held unjustly. Then denying someone access to that wealth is an infringement of negative liberty. There is NO NEED to appeal to a spurious positive liberty!
Everything till the last statement about FDR made sense
thank you so much
Thanku Sir......
Superb explanation! Thanks a lot!
thank you Matt Damon!
excellent organisation of content.
Great explanation. Thank you.
very interesting the way you explained it!
this was soooooo useful for my philosophy essay
Thank you
Thank you so much :)
awesome as u mr Tony..
I literally just had a lecture on this at my university....
I hope this was helpful, nonetheless!
You have no idea thanks :)
That summing up of freedom from and freedom to is much more clearer than what I was hearing :p
honestly thank you for this
I would say one thing that negative liberty has going for it is that it actually can be delivered. Trying to achieve a concept like eradicating everyone's fear or want is ridiculous on its face. Even without going to extremely phobic places, these things can openly oppose each other, i.e. one person may be afraid of people owning guns while another person would be afraid of not having one.
Fantastic explanation.
Thank you sir
Subscribed!
Soooo helpful! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much .
Interesting video. Hello from Latvia.
Very nicely done.
Superb explanation
This is so good...
Great video!!
This is very good, I appeciate this!
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This was so useful!
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Very good lecture..
Thanks Good One.
Thanks!
welcome and thanks to you for providing such a good knowledge thanks for all that you have done for me and many others Sir.
+Tom Richey hey Tom can we Get a Versus battle with William Donovan of the OSS and J Edgar Hoover of the FBI.
THis made so much more sense after watching this video, now if only I could site it as a resource hahaha
It was great!!