Society Flashcards
1
Q
What did Hobbes argue about human nature and the state?
A
That human nature is so brutally selfish that no society could possibly arise, or survive, until human nature is restrained by a strong, formal authority (a state)
2
Q
What did Locke argue was the main purpose of the state?
A
To help facilitate individualism
3
Q
What did Stuart Mill argue about individuals?
A
That each individual has a unique talent and personality and that individuals are rational in the pursuit of their self-interest
4
Q
What was John stuart Mills book and what did it suggest?
A
On Liberty - said that freedom from the dependency on others and the freedom to live ones life in a way that maximises self-reliance and self-fulfilment
5
Q
What do liberal politicians seek to do?
A
- maximise the number of individuals achieving self-determination
- maximise the number of individuals achieving self-realisation
- maximise the number of individuals attaining self-fulfilment
