In no less than 400 words (per answer) on double-spaced pages with 1-inch margins and Times New Roman 12-point font pages answer two of the questions listed below (for a total of at least 800 words). Please avoid long quotes or paraphrases as I am looking not just for your demonstration that you know the material but also (and more importantly) for your own opinion on the subject. Please clearly indicate on your paper which question you are answering. Submit your response to Turnitin on Blackboard. Papers will be graded on grammar and style, length, the ability to correctly summarize the arguments in the works discussed, and the ability to synthesize a personal argument based on the works discussed. Outside sources other than the materials read for class are not allowed, nor are any collaborative efforts with other students.
Explain to me the difference between Positive and Negative Liberty. What is the potential problem that Berlin sees with Positive Liberty? How does Taylor argue that we should not see it as a problem? Which conception of liberty most closely matches how you would define liberty?
According to Nietzsche, what is the role of power and authority in determining morality? What is the role of the individual will to power? Do you think this is different from examples of external authority? Why is nihilism something we should worry about? Do you agree or disagree with what Nietzsche has to say about power/authority? Why?