ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that Miller's account is superior to others in so far as he introduces the normative dimension of freedom by presenting moral obligations as the criterion of freedom. Analysing the difficulties in Miller's attempt to extend the scope of constraints while remaining within the framework of the negative view will reveal the limits of the negative view. There are few main theories about which obstacles form constraints on freedom. All of them start from the conviction that if one's freedom is constrained then there is somebody responsible for that. The chapter accepts Miller's argument then the debate between negative and positive conceptions of freedom boils down to the conflict between different theories of moral obligation. It applies the criteria of freedom to the issue of economic obstacles to freedom. The chapter seems that Steiner's and Oppenheim's descriptive accounts of freedom are unsatisfactory because they fail to explain the normative and subjective aspects of freedom.
