Two Concepts Of Liberty

Abstract

Abstract Bertrand Russell’s dictum applies fittingly to Berlin’s work. The thoughts and beliefs protected by his own ‘inner fortress’ are ‘simple and unsophisticated’. His is a clear and consistent ‘vision of life’. Simply put, it is that of a classical liberal, with romantic tinges. This is apparent in his essay, ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’. Critics, however, have dwelt less on the aspects of the vision than on the analytical coherence of the distinction he makes between negative and positive freedom.