Liberalism - Key Thinkers

Question 1

Who are the 5 Liberalism Key Thinkers?

Answer 1

John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Stuart Mill
John Rawls
Betty Friedan

Question 2

What are the main ideas of Locke?

Answer 2

Social Contract Theory

Limited Government

Question 3

What are the main ideas of Wollstonecraft?

Answer 3

Reason - Women were just as rational as men

Formal Equality

Question 4

What are the main ideas of Stuart Mill?

Answer 4

Harm Principle

Tolerance

Question 5

What are the main ideas of Rawls?

Answer 5

Theory of Justice

Veil of Ignorance

Question 6

What are the main ideas of Friedan?

Answer 6

Legal Equality - Women just as capable

Equal Opportunity

Question 7

What was Locke’s view on society?

Answer 7

Society is a collection of individuals capable of working together for common goals

Question 8

What was Locke’s view on Human Nature?

Answer 8

People are rational and capable of good for themselves and society. People are tolerant

Question 9

What was Locke’s view on the State?

Answer 9

Social Contract Theory. Limited Government acting as an arbitrator

Question 10

What was Locke’s view on the Economy?

Answer 10

Property ownership is a natural right

Question 11

What was Locke’s key work?

Answer 11

Two Treatises of Government

Question 12

What was Wollstonecraft’s view on Human Nature?

Answer 12

People are rational.

Men and Women are Equal

Question 13

What was Wollstonecraft’s view on the State?

Answer 13

Wanted a Republican state

Formal Equality under the law

Question 14

What was Wollstonecraft’s view on Society?

Answer 14

Society limits women by treating them as children. Women need to educate themselves to fulfil their potential

Question 15

What was Wollstonecraft’s view on the Economy?

Answer 15

Free Market Capitalism

Women allowed to hold jobs

Question 16

What was Wollstonecraft’s Key Work?

Answer 16

A vindication of the rights of women

Question 17

What was Stuart Mill’s view on Human Nature?

Answer 17

Developmental Individualism. Human Nature is continually evolving with education

Question 18

What was Stuart Mill’s view on the State?

Answer 18

Representative Democracy to prevent tyranny of the majority. Limited Government with Negative Liberty

Question 19

What was Stuart Mill’s view on Society?

Answer 19

Atomism, Harm Principle

Question 20

What was Stuart Mill’s view on the Economy?

Answer 20

Laissez-faire Capitalism

Question 21

What was Rawls’ view on Human Nature?

Answer 21

People are self-serving but empathetic

Question 22

What was Rawls’ view on the State?

Answer 22

Enabling State to ensure equality of opportunity and enhance equality through public spending - Welfare State

Question 23

What was Rawls’ view on Society?

Answer 23

Foundational Equality

Distributive Justice

Question 24

What was Rawls’ view on the Economy?

Answer 24

Property Owning Democracy

Mixed-Market

Question 25

What was Rawls’ key work?

Answer 25

A Theory of Justice

Question 26

What was Friedan’s view on Human Nature?

Answer 26

Human Nature has evolved to discourage advancement of women

Question 27

What was Friedan’s view on the State?

Answer 27

Larger state to protect rights, especially women’s rights

Question 28

What was Friedan’s view on Society?

Answer 28

Society oppresses women - women must be educated to be free

Question 29

What was Friedan’s view on the Economy?

Answer 29

Mixed Market Capitalism

Question 30

What was Friedan’s key work?

Answer 30

Feminine Mystique