<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In recent decades, the question of freedom in market society and responsibility in the behavior of market players has been raised again. Usually, in the public sphere, the thesis is stressed that the state is the main reason for restricting the freedom of the market subjects. In this article, the perception of freedom as negative or positive is stated and analysed; freedom is accepted, understood and refers to every subject, member of society and participant in the market game; subject who in his/her free actions does not subdue and does not harm others and the rest. In their complex life existence ordinary people seem to be between Scylla and Charybdis of the state and the powerful national and transnational market subjects.</p></abstract>

In recent decades, the question of freedom in market society and responsibility in the behavior of market players has been raised again. Usually, in the public sphere, the thesis is stressed that the state is the main reason for restricting the freedom of the market subjects. In this article, the perception of freedom as negative or positive is stated and analysed; freedom is accepted, understood and refers to every subject, member of society and participant in the market game; subject who in his/her free actions does not subdue and does not harm others and the rest. In their complex life existence ordinary people seem to be between Scylla and Charybdis of the state and the powerful national and transnational market subjects.

Negative or Positive Understanding of Freedom

Land Forces Academy Review

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In recent decades, the question of freedom in market society and responsibility in the behavior of market players has been raised again. Usually, in the public...

Negative or Positive Understanding of Freedom

Published Online: May 11, 2018

Page range: 53 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2018-0007

Keywords
negative freedom, positive freedom

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Negative or Positive Understanding of Freedom

Published Online: May 11, 2018

Page range: 53 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2018-0007

Keywordsnegative freedom, positive freedom

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
negative freedom, positive freedom