politics-Ideoligies Flashcards
which term is John Rawls credited with coining?
social justice
which books did John Rawls write?
-theory of justice
-political liberalism
which book did betty friedan write?
‘the feminine mystique’
why did John Maynard Keynes oppose free market capitalism
-because it led to human suffering through unemployment, ~poverty and so on
-because he believed it had/would lead to extreme ideologies ~such as fascism and communism
what book did Keynes write?
‘the general theory of employment, interest and money’
who is credited as the father of neo-classical liberalism?
Hayek
what are the economic principles of neo-classical liberalism?
-privatisation
-de-regulation
-free trade
-austerity
-lower taxes
which two world leaders were dedicated to neo-classical liberalism?
Thatcher and Raegan
where does neo-classical liberalism lie on the political spectrum?
somewhere between liberalism and conservatism
what is utilitarianism
happiness-pain=utility
most utility=optimal state
which book did John Stuart Mill write?
‘on liberty’
what was central to John Stuart Mill’s philosophy?
all individuals capable of progress
what did John Stuart Mill support?
-freedom of speech
-representative democracy
-tolerance
what did John Stuart Mill oppose?
-direct democracy
-state provided education
in which era is liberalism considered to be at it’s strongest?
1980’s-2000’s
