Liberalism Flashcards
(14 cards)
What are the core themes of liberalism?
Freedom
Rationalism
Individualism
Justice
Toleration
Who are the key thinkers?
John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Stuart Mill
John Rawls
Betty Friedan
Strands of liberalism?
Classical Liberals
Modern Liberals
Negative freedom?
Absence of external restrictions or constraints on the individual, allowing freedom of choice.
Positive freedom?
Self mastery or self realisation; the achievement of autonomy or the development of human capacities.
Individualism?
The belief in the supreme importance of the individual over any social group or collective body
Collectivism?
People bound together by common bonds
Atomic individualism?
A collective of rational, autonomous individuals
Egoistical individualism?
Right to do what we please
Developmental individualism?
The opportunity to do what is right
Who was afraid democracy would lead to totalitarianism?
J.S.Mill and Gasset
Who coined the phrase ‘tyranny of the majority’?
de Tocqueville
Who developed the theory of protective democracy?
John Locke
J.S.Mill wanted the franchise extended to______
Women
