Political Science · Political Theory
Which of the following thinkers believes in the duty-based concept of liberty?
AC. B. Macpherson
BG. W. F. Hegel ✓ Correct
CT. H. Green
DG. D. H. Cole
Correct answer: (B) G. W. F. Hegel — Hegel holds a duty-based conception of liberty, so the answer is Hegel.
Explanation
★Hegel holds a duty-based conception of liberty, so the answer is Hegel.
★For Hegel, true freedom is found not in arbitrary choice but in rational, ethical life.
★The individual becomes free by identifying with the duties of family, society and state.
★Freedom is thus realised through the universal will embodied in the ethical state.
★This contrasts with the negative idea of liberty as mere absence of restraint.
★T. H. Green developed positive liberty too, but the duty-bound version is Hegel's.
★Macpherson criticised possessive individualism rather than offering this duty view.
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