Liberalism Flashcards
The Reformation (Liberalism) ?
Rejection of the Catholic Church and birth of Protestant Christianity
The Enlightenment (Liberalism) ?
Believe in reason rather then faith - discussions and debates
Divine Right of Kings (Liberalism) ?
Challenge idea that kings are chosen by God and put it down to luck
Free Will (Liberalism) ?
Each individual is the best judge of their own actions
John Locke ?
Believed in state of nature but that it sometimes had to be regulated by a state
State always has to rule in the best interests of the people and must be consented to
Liberalism on Economy ?
Supports capitalism and a right to property
Liberalism on Society ?
Free will is central and people should tolerate opinion as much as they may disagree
Liberalism on Human Nature ?
Problems are challenges waiting to be overcome
Future isn’t pre planned by God it is up to people to decide
Objectives of the Liberal State ?
- Meritocracy
- Tolerance
- Government by Consent
- Equality of opportunity
- Individualism
- Rejection of traditional state
Objectives of the Liberal State ?
- Meritocracy
- Tolerance
- Government by Consent
- Equality of opportunity
- Individualism
- Rejection of traditional state
Liberalism on the State ?
- Power should be limited
- Spread power across different people
- People should be given political equality
Liberalism on the State ?
- Power should be limited
- Spread power across different people
- People should be given political equality
Mary Wollstonecraft on Feminism ?
- Equality of women (votes)
- Women need to be empowered in education and be given equal opportunities
Mary Wollstonecraft on Liberalism ?
- Individualism
- Gov by consent
- People born equal
- No divine right of kings
Utilitarianism ?
Way of deciding bad from good looking at outcomes
John Stuart Mill ?
- Tolerance
- Everyone can make progress
- Harm Principle
Harm Principle ?
My business is my business and unless it is directly impacting you then keep out
Veil of Ignorance ?
Poverty or Wealth is luck and if you didnt know what you were going to be born into what would your ideal world look like
Betty Friedan ?
- Individualism
- Positive Discrimination
- Society developed people through media
John Rawls ?
- Enabling state
- everyone has equal opportunity
- More tax
Neo Liberalism ?
- Small state
- Privatisation + lower tax
- Against dependency
