Hayek and Mill, Compare Contrast
This essay will compare and contrast the views of two highly revered political philosophers, Freidrich Hayek and John Stuart Mill. Hayek and Mill are very well known for their philosophy of liberty. Hayek the classic negative liberty thinker, negative liberty meaning free from political or outside interference (Berlin, 1958, p. 139). Mill a positive liberty thinker, the freedom to live the life you choose and to be your own master (Berlin, 1958, p. 130-131). Hayek and Mill uphold two different concepts of liberty, which leads to many differing opinions, however, many similar points remain. Hayek and mill hold similar views in regards to coercion and non-interference, but extensively contrast on views of political
