9.3 Liberalism Core Ideas - Equality and social justice Flashcards
CLASSICAL LIBERALISM - EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
CLASSICAL LIBERALISM - EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
What did Mary Wollstonecraft argue in the 18th century?
That women were denied equality in terms of property ownership and political representation
What did Wollstonecraft argue women didn’t have?
Workplace equality of opportunity
What did MLK and the civil rights movement demonstrate?
That the judicial interpretation of the US Constitution was failing to recognise all races equally
What do all classical liberals agree on?
That all individuals are born with equal rights and that no individual should be exempt from the rule of law
MODERN LIBERALISM - EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
MODERN LIBERALISM - EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
What do modern liberals argue for in regards to equality and social justice?
That foundational equality in itself is not enough to guarantee equality of opportunity
What do modern liberals believe must happen to guarantee true social justice?
Individuals must have access to a full welfare state
What did TH Green’s ideas influence?
The Beveridge Report
What book did John Rawls write in 1971?
A Theory of Justice
What was the key idea in Rawls’ ‘A Theory of Justice’?
The ‘veil of ignorance’
What was Rawls’ idea of the ‘veil of ignorance’?
If individuals were asked what type of society an individual would prefer and were ignorant of their own circumstances, they would choose a society with little inequality
What was Rawls’ conception of social justice?
That those who do well economically do not do so at the expense of the least well-off in society
