Liberalism: Types

Question 1

What principles do classical liberals believe in?

Answer 1

• Primacy of the individual and liberty
• Positive view of HN
• Advocate for minimal state
• No state involvement in the economy

Question 2

How do classical liberals view human nature?

Answer 2

View HN as egoistical individualism

Believe humans will focus on their own goals without interrupting others.

Question 3

What is the classical liberal view of the state?

Answer 3

Advocate for a minimal state that protects rights and freedoms
without interference in private lives or the economy

Question 4

How do classical liberals view society and the economy?

Answer 4

• Believe a natural society exists peacefully before the state
• Advocate for FM capitalism
• Private property with no state intervention

Question 5

Key thinkers associated with classical liberalism

Answer 5

John Locke

Mary Wollstonecraft

JS Mill

Question 6

What prompted the rise of modern liberalism?

Answer 6

Became widespread after the Great depression of the 1930s
- FM system was unsustainable due to economic lows causing widespread unemployment

Question 7

How do modern liberals view freedom?

Answer 7

• Advocate for positive freedom
• Allow individuals to develop and become their best

Question 8

What is the modern liberal perspective on human nature?

Answer 8

Believe in developmental individualism

Emphasize what individuals can become

Question 9

How do modern liberals view the state’s role?

Answer 9

Support an enabling state that promotes positive freedom

AND developmental individualism through state intervention in the economy

Question 10

How do modern liberals view society and the economy?

Answer 10

Believe a modern capitalist society restricts positive freedom

Advocate for managing capitalism through state intervention and keynesian economics

Question 11

Who are some key thinkers associated with modern liberalism?

Answer 11

JS Mill

John Rawls

Betty Friedan