Which thinker does the chapter associate with the positive-liberty tradition?
AJean-Jacques Rousseau, the social-contract theorist
BJohn Stuart Mill, author of On Liberty
CVoltaire, defender of others' free speech
DAubrey Menon, author of Ramayana Retold
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the social-contract theorist
§2.5 lists Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Gandhi and Aurobindo in the positive-liberty tradition. Mill is the central negative-liberty thinker; Voltaire is quoted on free expression; Menon authored Ramayana Retold.
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