POLS 110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Negative Liberty, Positive Liberty, Quran
21 Jun 2013
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Pols110 fall exam review the normative approach to politics is purely philosophical. It is based off what society ought to be. It seeks to answer the question of the "good life" the empirical approach to politics applies the natural scientific approach to politics. This is also referred to as the positive approach to politics. It is concerned with factual evidence; the way things actually are. Politics needs both empirical and normative approaches in order to run efficiently. The empirical thoughts are required in order to make decisions about resources allocation. Normative approach must be used in order to make decisions when attempting to achieve ideals. Berlin argues that there are only tow conceptions of freedom: positive and negative. Since the positive conception of freedom is highly dependant upon the people"s ability to self-govern, berlin was highly opposed to it. He argues negative freedom distinguishes the area of control.
