Discourse 1 & 2

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…is not dependant on others and cannot be dominated. Although freedom is possible for the human person, Rousseau is certain that this type of primitively positive freedom is no longer possible in the modern world. Civilized society as a whole greatly limits the possibility of coming even remotely close to positive freedom. Although the more desirable positive freedom is no longer achievable, negative freedom can still be promising, making freedom possible for the human person.