Abstract

The paper refers to some problems regarding individual freedom, especially so called positive freedom (“liberty to”). Standard canon of the freedom (“liberty from”) emphasizes its negative nature, generally by the lack of interference of other people. Unlike this, positive freedom is usually defined by the possession of the ability or power. Our examination focuses on the relation between “liberty to” and moral subjectivity of the person. We describe moral subjectivity as an actually possessed ability to moral action. The main problem is that, if in political activity “liberty to” is joined with equality, it may lead to deep influence of political powers on human life. Ideologically determined demand of equality in positive freedom becomes justification for social redistribution of individual property. The State can bring the postulate of equality in “liberty to” by restricting human ownership and the freedom of choice. This may deprive people of their moral responsibility, but without it human beings lose their moral subjectivity.