later classical liberalism

Question 1

What does Jeremy Bentham say about individuals?

Answer 1

individuals seek to maximise their own “utility” by maximising personal pleasure and minimising pain

Question 2

What does Jeremy Bentham say about the liberal state and bringing people happiness?

Answer 2

liberal state need to be more pro-active introducing legislation bringing most happiness- “Greatest happiness of greatest numbers” by liberal govt

Question 3

What did Samuel Siles fear for?

Answer 3

existence of individualism due to socialism

Question 4

What did Samuel Smiles say about self-reliance?

Answer 4

self-reliance is still feasible, industrialised societies made it harder for individuals to be self-reliant
individuals would be challenged and become fully developed

Question 5

What did Herbert Spencer say about state intervention and the state?

Answer 5

echoed Smile’s contempt of state intervention
sought to apply principles of “natural selection” and became known as “social Darwinism”

Question 6

What did Herbert Spencer believe about the classical liberal minimal state?

Answer 6

restated classical liberal minimal state and negative freedom would lead to “survival of the fittest”, rational self-reliance is the norm.

Question 7

How would John Stuart Mill’s government work?

Answer 7

Mill updated Locke’s case for representative government into a case for representative democracy .
under model, the enlarged electorate would not make policy decisions themselves but elect liberally minded representatives to make decisions for them.

Question 8

What did John Stuart Mill say about universal sufferage?

Answer 8

Mill argued that universal suffrage must be preceded by universal education, hoping this would promote developmental individualism