Liberalism

Question 1

Individualism

Answer 1

The importance of the individual over the claims of any social group or collective body

Question 2

Egoistical Individualism

Classical Liberalism

Answer 2

Egoistical individualism = the view that people are essentially self seeking and self reliant. Views society as a collection of independant individuals

Question 3

Developmental Individualism

Answer 3

Developmental individualism = the view that individual freedom is linked to the desire to create a society in which each person can flourish and grow

Question 4

Tolerance

Answer 4

A willingness to accept values, customs and beliefs with which one disagrees

Question 5

Freedom/liberty

Answer 5

The ability and right to make decisions in your own interests based on your view of human nature

Question 6

Positive freedom

Modern Liberal

Answer 6

Having the capacity to act on ones free will and to realise personal potential

Question 7

Negative freedom

Classical Liberal

Answer 7

Freedom from the inteference by other people
(people should only be subject to externtal restraint wjen their actions potentially affect others not when their actions only affect themselves)

Question 8

Who developed Negative freedom?

Answer 8

John stuart mill - Benthams idea of pursuit of pleasre, avoidance of pain was too simplistic so he put forward the idea of Negative freedom (people should only be subject to externtal restraint wjen their actions potentially affect others not when their actions only affect themselves)

Question 9

Development of positive freedom?

Answer 9

T.H. Green - Mills idea too limited as it viewed society as a collection of independant atoms, Green argued that society was an organic whole in which people should puruse the common good as well as their own interests

Question 10

Natural Rights