Libertad formal frente a libertad posesiva y libertad comunallos tres conceptos de la libertad de Isaiah Berlin
ISSN: 1132-0877, 2255-596X
Any de publicació: 2010
Títol de l'exemplar: Homenaje Internacional a Esperanza Guisán (Parte I)
Volum: 17
Número: 2
Pàgines: 41-53
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Telos: Revista iberoamericana de estudios utilitaristas
Resum
This paper aims to clarify and defend the distinction by Isaiah Berlin between “negative liberty” on the one hand, and “positive” and “communal liberty” on the other. This distinction has been attacked by those who believe it breaks the necessary harmony with equality or fraternity, virtues that many progressive authors place on the same plane as freedom. Instead of speaking of “negative liberty,” as proposed by Berlin, we propose to call it “classical” or “formal” liberty. In turn, rather than speaking of “positive” liberty, we propose to say “possessive liberty” and “communal liberty.” Thus, Isaiah Berlin should have spoken of three concepts of liberty and have stressed that the latter two may be destructive of the first. Possessive and communal liberty can be significant aspects of a society, but should not be confused with personal liberty. The promotion of possessive and communal liberty is often accompanied by invasions of formal liberty.
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