Abstract:

Freedom is the core of modern values， and there are negative freedom and positive freedom in the actual level and the ought-to-be level. As concrete forms of freedom， freedom of consumption and free consumption are corresponding to negative freedom and positive freedom， and they are different rights with different natures. What is more， they both differ from the view of consumption freedom in consumerism. On the basis of interpreting freedom， freedom of consumption and free consumption are differentiated and analyzed. Its significance not only lies in revealing the enslavement of the freedom of consumption in consumerism， but also justifying the real freedom of consumption.

Key words:

freedom, free-consuming, freedom of consumption, consumerism