.1) Hayek argues that an account of liberty that thinks of it as including the power to satisfy our wishes (85) is deeply confused. Van Parijs argues that real freedom, as opposed to merely formal freedom, includes the power to realize options open to us. Who is right? Makes sure to 1) discuss the notion of individual freedom that Hayeks endorses and his argument for why freedom as power is confused, and 2) lay out Van Parijss argument for why power is necessary for freedom, and 3) take a stand on which position better captures the concept of freedom..
