Modern

Question 1

Positive liberty

Answer 1

Green and his contemparies argued state had a moral obligation to create positions that enabled individuals to realise potential , thereby achieving true freedom.
E,g, advocating for education and healthcare.

Question 2

Classical liberals minimal state intervention

Answer 2

Challenged the view arguing for active state intervention. Economic management by increasing public spending during economic turndowns to stimulate demand and mitigate facets of recession

Question 3

20th century

Answer 3

JHon Rawls and Betty Friedan developing and providing justifications.

Question 4

Defence of modern liberalism in a theory of justice

Answer 4

Classical strongly associated with minimal state- closely linked to ‘negative liberty.’

In contrast modern had no doubts that only a larger state could repel the socio-economic threats to freedom + individualism.

Question 5

While enlarged state requires some individuals to to sacrifice some fo their earnings other than the state in the form of progressive taxation..

Answer 5

Those same individuals could still be persuaded this was good + necessary. That being so, Rawls argued enabling state perfectly consistent w liberal principle of Gov by consent.