...defines liberty in a way that suggests a broad range of considerations: "We are concerned ... with that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as is possible in society. This state we shall describe ... as a state of liberty or freedom."1 And "By 'coercion' we...

...sees his work as restating an ideal of liberty for our times. "We are concerned," says Hayek, "with that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society."1 Similarly, John Hospers believes that libertarianism is "a philosophy of personal...

...sees his work as restating an ideal of liberty for our times. "We are concerned," says Hayek, "with that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society."1 Similarly, John Hospers believes that libertarianism is "a philosophy of personal...

...idealistic socialist would ever wish to see. 1 And as Hayek states: We are concerned in this book with that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as is possible in society. This state we shall describe throughout as a state of liberty or freedom. 2 He also states...

...important legacy of The Road to Serfdom. Hayek (1960, p. 11) began by defining "liberty" as a condition "in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society." This produces a dilemma, because the best way to avoid coercion is to set up...

...central political objective: individual liberty. This comes once again to be defined negatively as 'that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society'.24 Political liberty is ostensibly excluded from this definition. According to...

...Hayek, liberty does not entail absence of all restraint. As he repeatedly remarks, a state of liberty is 'that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society' and that 'the task of a policy of freedom must therefore be to minimise coercion...

...rationale for embracing such an ideal? What ultimate end do we seek? Hayek described it well. We seek "that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society"3 — in other words, we seek to maximize individual liberty consistent with the...

...fact that to Hayek, the "state of liberty or freedom" (he has in mind liberty or freedom under law) is "that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society."20 Hayek thus acknowledges that his kind of freedom is something relative, existing...

...Constitution of Liberty is most analogous to Berlin's negative liberty. The state of liberty, Hayek states, is "that condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society."8 Hayek then explains why this is the essence of freedom by comparing it with...