positive freedom

is the capacity for self-mastery and self-government.

in short, positive freedom may best be described as the capacity for self-mastery and self-government, and negative freedom as the absence of restraints of various kinds on one's ability to act as one wants . . . I want to emphasize the concept of individual autonomy that is central to both, and the concomitant elements of coercion and consent that are critical to this topography of freedom. In order for an individual to be free, her actions must be the consequence of her 'own will' rather than of custom, tradition, or social coercion.' (Mahmood 2005: 7).

positive freedom, n.All

positive freedom