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Section 3 - Liberal thinkers and their ideas Flashcards

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Name 5 key thinkers of Liberalism

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  • John Stuart Mill
  • John Rawls
  • John Locke
  • Mary Wollstonecraft
  • Betty Freidan
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What was John Stuart Mill’s view on human nature?

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Though rational, human nature is forever progressing

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What is John Rawls’ view on human nature?

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Mankind is selfish yet empathetic valuing individual liberty and the people around them

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What is John Locke’s view on human nature?

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Human beings are rational, guided by the pursuit of self-interest, mindful of other concerns

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What is Mary Wollstonecraft’s view on human nature?

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Rationalism defines both genders intellectually, men and women are not different

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What is Betty Freidan’s view on human nature?

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Has always evolved in a way that discouraged the self advancement of women

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Who states that the State ‘must be representative, based on the consent of the people’?

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John Locke

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Who states that the State ‘should legislate to protect against discrimination’?

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Betty Friedan

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Who states that The state should ‘enable less fortunate individuals to advance via public spending’?

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John Rawls

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Who states the state ‘which is monarchical should be replaced by a republic that enshrines women’s rights’?

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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What is John Stuart Mill’s view on society?

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Best society equals individuality that coexists with tolerance and self improvement

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What is the tolerance/harm principle?

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The idea that individuals should tolerate the ideas of others until it infringes with their freedom

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What is John Rawls’ view on society?

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Individuals would choose a society that improved the poorest conditions

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What is John Locke’s view on society?

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There are natural societies with natural ‘laws’ and ‘rights’ that predate the state

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What is Mary Wollstonecraft’s view on society?

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Society ‘infantilised’ women, stifling women’s individualism

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What is Betty Friedan’s view on society?

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It has remained chauvinistic against women, yet women are complicit in their repression

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Who states that the with the economy, ‘free-market capitalism enhances the position of the poorest?

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John Rawls

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Who states that with the economy, a ‘free-market economy would be energised by the enterprise of liberated women’?

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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Who states that ‘Laissez-faire Capitalism is vital to progress of individual enterprise and initiative’?

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John Stuart Mill

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Who states that state policies on the economy should respect the ‘natural right’ to private ownership?

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John Locke

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What was Mary Wollstonecraft’s view on reason?

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Women are rational and independent beings capable of reason

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What was John Locke’s view on the government?

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Limited government - the government should be limited and based on consent from below

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Why was Mary Wollstonecraft’s view on equality?

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Formal equality - in order to be free, women should enjoy full civil liberties and be allowed to have a career

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What is John Stuart Mill’s harm principle?

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Individuals should be free to do anything except harm others

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What is John Stuart Mill’s view on Tolerance?

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He believed that the popularity of a view does not necessarily make it correct.

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What is John Locke’s Social Contract Theory?

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Society, state and government are based on a theoretical voluntary agreement

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What is the Theory of Justice?

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The opinion that society must be just and guarantee each citizen a life worth living

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Who came up with the Theory of Justice?

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John Rawls

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What is the Veil of Ignorance, and who came up with it?

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  • A hypothetical scenario where individuals agree on the type of society they want from a position where they lack knowledge of their own position in society
  • John Rawls
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What does Betty Friedan say about Legal Equality?

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Women are as capable as men and oppressive laws and social views must be overturned

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What does Betty Friedan say about Equal Opportunity?

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Women are being held back from their potential because of the limited number of jobs that are ‘acceptable’ for women

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Who are the Classical Liberal thinkers?

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  • John Locke
  • John Stuart Mill
  • Mary Wollstonecraft
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Who are the Modern Liberal Thinkers?

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  • John Rawls
  • Betty Friedan
  • T.H. Green
34
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Who came up with the Enabling State?

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John Rawls

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Who came up with the Harm Principle?

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John Stuart Mill

36
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Who believes in the Minimal state?

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John Locke

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