TYPES OF FREEDOM

a)’freedom to’ or ‘freedom of’ such as→freedom to move, freedom of speech, freedom of religion.

b)’freedom from’ such as→freedom from oppression, freedom from want, etc.

NEGATIVE & POSITIVE FREEDOM:

a)Negative freedom→is the absence of constrains, and refers to the sphere of action within which an individual is left alone to do or be whatever he or she may want to do.

b)Positive freedom→is the presence of control, and refers to the question “who determines that an agent does one thing rather than another?”.It is about self-government, rather than about being left alone.The word “positive freedom” is being used to describe the control exercised by a “collective self” over its intractable members.

FROM : AZIEYATI ABDUL MALIK