Liberalism Key Thinkers
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- John Locke 1632-1704
- liberalism key thinkers
- John Stuart Mill 1806-73
- harm principle - people are free to do what they want unless it harms others
- bridgesclassical and modern liberalism
- 'On Liberty'1859
- negative freedom - absence of restraint
- liberty as an engine of ongoing human development
- fear that a democratic state could create a 'tyranny of the majority'
- individuality - what individuals could become
- Mary Wollstonecraft 1759-97
- 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women' 1792
- human rationality should apply to both men and women
- women were denied freedom and formal equality- violation of government by consent
- supportfor a republican gov and formal equality with constitutional defence
- without education individuals would not realise their potential
- John Rawls 1921-2002
- "A Theory of Justice'1971
- foundational equality- enabling state w/ progressive taxation and hight public spending
- 'the original position' - construction of a superior society
- 'veil of ignorance' - no preconceptions of who they might be (social background)
- human nature would naturally choosea society where inequalities were reduced
- still want scope for individualism
- Betty Friedan 1921-2006
- 'The Feminine Mystique' 1963
- individualism - gender was a hindrance for women
- illiberal attitudes condemned women to underachievement
- attitudes transmitted through 'cultural channels' and determined by human nature rather than their own rationality
- progress was possible throughlegal equality
- John Stuart Mill 1806-73
- 'father or liberalism'
- classical liberal
- government by consent - a true state is created by mankind and serves mankind's interests
- positive view of human nature - state if nature underpinned by natural rights
- social contract theory
- limited government - protect needs of governed with their consent
- 'Two Treatises of Government' 1690
- liberalism key thinkers
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