Liberalism

Question 1

What did John Locke think about human nature?

Answer 1

Rational decision makers

Question 2

What did John Stuart Mill think about human nature?

Answer 2

Had room to improve

Two actions - ‘self-regarding’ and ‘other regarding’ depending on if they affect other people or not - only ‘other regarding should be regulated

Question 3

What did John Rawls think about human nature?

Answer 3

Individuals will choose a society where poor can improve

Value self improvement which causes inequality

Question 4

What did Thomas Hill Green think about human nature?

Answer 4

Individuals will develop morally and want to contribute to society

Question 5

What did Mary Wollstonecraft think about human nature?

Answer 5

Men and women have the same nature and so should have same freedoms and equality

Question 6

What did Betty Friedanthink about human nature?

Answer 6

Cultural conditioning has made women believe that human nature has determined their future rather than rationality

Question 7

What did John Locke think about the state?

Answer 7

State is not part of God’s creation

Should be determined by man’s interest

Only property owning individuals represented

Question 8

What did John Stuart Mill think about the state?

Answer 8

State shouldn’t regulate self regarding actions

Feared democracy due to tyranny of majority - proposed more educated should have more votes

Question 9

What did John Rawls think about the state?

Answer 9

State should improve poor’s situation but not completely eliminate inequality

Question 10

What did Thomas Hill Green think about the state?

Answer 10

More positive role - free poor, protect political environment

Limited - only intervene if liberties infringed

Question 11

What did Mary Wollstonecraft think about the state?

Answer 11

Formal Equality and a constitution

Supported French and American revolution - republic

Question 12

What did Betty Friedan think about the state?

Answer 12

Should intervene in gender inequality and use constitution to do this

Question 13

What did John Locke think about society?

Answer 13

‘State of nature’ - society underpinned by natural laws

Question 14

What did John Stuart Mill think about society?

Answer 14

‘Negative freedom’ - tolerance of ideas will allow rational thinking to expose bad ideas

Question 15

What did John Rawls think about society?

Answer 15

Everyone should have equal natural rights

Question 16

What did Thomas Hill Green think about society?

Answer 16

Need to remove hereditary privilege and reduce poverty to achieve positive freedom in society

Question 17

What did Mary Wollstonecraft think about society?

Answer 17

Formal education should be widely available to men and women

Question 18

What did Betty Friedan think about society?,

Answer 18

Cultural conditioning needs to be stopped to help women

Question 19

What did John Locke think about the economy?

Answer 19

Little government intervention, free market, private property

Question 20

What did John Stuart Mill think about the economy?

Answer 20

Laissez-faire capitalism

Question 21

What did John Rawls think about the economy?

Answer 21

Some government intervention to improve poor

Question 22

What did Thomas Hill Green think about the economy?

Answer 22

State should intervene in economy to prevent individuals having limited liberty

Question 23

What did Mary Wollstonecraft think about the economy?

Answer 23

Free market economy would benefit women as they can be employed and own property

Question 24

What did Betty Friedan think about the economy?

Answer 24

Free market should work alongside legislation to remove gender discrimination