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Liberalism Quiz Flashcards

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What was the name given to the new intellectual climate which emerged in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries?

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The Enlightenment

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What type of economic system did liberals advocate in place of feudalism?

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Capitalism

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What was the name of the 17th century English liberal and natural rights theorist?

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John Locke

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Which three natural rights did he identify?

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Life
Liberty
Property

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Who proposed A distinction between “self regarding” and “other regarding” actions?

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John Stuart Mill

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What kind of actions should individuals have complete freedom?

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Self regarding actions

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Proposed “two concepts of Liberty”?

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Isaiah Berlin

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What were these two concepts known as?

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Positive and negative freedom

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What kind of equality do liberals subscribe to?

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Equality of opportunity

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Who said “I detest what you say, but defend to the death your right to say it”?

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Voltaire

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Who said “everyone is entitled to the widest possible liberty consistent with a like liberty for all”?

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John Rawls

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When individuals use discussion, thought and reflection they exercise there…

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Reason

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The liberal view of toleration implies a distinction between the… And the… Spheres of life

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Public and Private

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The liberal commitment to diversity and multiplicity is known as a belief in…

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Pluralism

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John Locke argued for “government by…”

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Consent

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Theory proposed by Jeremy Bentham by which individuals into maximise pleasure and minimise pain is known as…

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Utilitarianism

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Adam Smith’s theory of self-regulating market is known as the…

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Invisible hand

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T.H.Green propose a positive view of human nature in which individuals are capable of…

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Altruism

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The beverage report identified the five “giant evils “ as

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Want
Disease
Ignorance
Squalor
Idleness
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The economic theory which argued for government intervention in economic management is known as a…

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Keynesianism

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