Liberalism Thinkers Flashcards
Lockes view of Human nature
-humans are rational
-believes in natural laws, liberties and rights
-all created equal Authors of our own destiny) and a product of education, knowledge, and social influences
Wollstonecraft view of Human Nature
-Women are equally as intellectually capable as men
-Enlightenment optimistic view
- wished for Consititutional defence of go human rights
-Believed in human Perfectibility (struggled to reconcile with violence in French rev)
Mills view on Human nature
- Harm principle individual liberty and actions tolerated until it harms others
- negative freedoms
-Liberty engine of ongoing human development, Human nature constantly evolving and progressing
Rawls view on human nature
-Veil of ignorance (inevitably seek as fairer society where the poor varied better)
-Scope for selfishness alongside empathy
-Humans free to choose their own ends
Freidan view on human nature
-Humans should be free to control own lives and realise potential
-evolution of society held women back from self-improvement
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Locke view on Society
-Society predates the state
-rational and will work together for mutual benefit
-Accept majoritarian rule
Wollastonecraft on society
-societal development held back by the oppression of women
-Equality for all key to break cycle of being ruled over (conditional defence) (equal education)
-Denied existence of born to rule class
Mill on Society
-tolerate diverse range of opinions vital to ensuring individual liberty
-Encourage TU activity to secure rights and redistribute wealth
-Supported women suffrage
Rawls on society
-inequality of outcome natural and acceptable
-the loss of freedom for some can never be made right by the greater good shared by others (obligation to help others)
Friedan on society
- inequality perpetuated by institutional facets such as education (cultural condition spread illiberal ideas)
Locke on the State
-Opposes born to rule class and divine right
-State should serve mankind and can function best when consented to (social contract)
-Separation of power (limited government to protect natural rights)(life, liberty, health and property)
Wollstonecraft on the State
-governed by consent
-denial of liberty to entire gender blatant violation of governed by consent enlightenment threatened
- supported republican government
Mill on the State
-Feared Tyranny of majority (in a democracy not all opinions can be heard)
-Proposed that in a PR system intellectuals should get more votes (19th century limited education, still universal suffrage)
Rawls on the state
-individuals required greater social equality
-Veil of ignorance justified big state (significant wealth redistribution and enabling state)
-Humans would choose fairer society given the option would choose larger state was thereof choice thus, still painting governed by consent
-State must still respect human capacity for autonomy
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Friedan on the state
-Should ensure equality of opportunity for all
-Vital state passed equality legislation
