Lesson 77 Flashcards
Formal equality
legal equality
e.g. men and women are legally equal
What job do all the people you will cover this lesson do?
political philospher
John Locke time period?
17th - 18th century
John Locke’s twist on Hobbes’ state of nature and how the government should respond to this?
Disagreed and said that the state of nature is actually good cause of the freedom
so the state should not try and limit this fundamental freedom
but it is okay if it trys to ensure greater equality than is present in the state of nature
Constitutionalist
The government should follow a constitution e.g. the USA
Was John Locke a Constitutionalist?
Yes
John Stuart Mill time period?
19th century
What principle did John Stuart Mill propose?
the harm principle:
the state can intervene to prevent harm
What actions did John Stuart Mill think should be banned?
‘other regarding’ actions
^actions that infringe on others’ freedoms
e.g. murder
Was J.S. Mill a developmental individualist?
yes
Mary Wollstonecraft time period?
18th century
Mary Wollstonecraft summary?
state of nature inherently good
men and women are inherently equal but lack formal equality
wanted formal equality for women e.g. able to get an education
was a republican
Betty Freidan summary?
20-21th century
classical + modern liberal
State should give women more freedoms (modern part)
as women are capable of handling them (classical part)
John Rawls summary?
20th-21th century
Was for an enabling state
State should provide foundational equality
through progressive taxation
Who criticised John Rawls and why?
Robert Nozick (same time period)
He was a neoliberal
Said Rawls’ ideas betrayed true liberalism
