the state

Question 1

What did Rand say about the state?

Answer 1

the state should confine itself to law, order and national security .Any attempt promote “Positive liberty” via further state intervention, should be resisted. The small state is the strong state

Question 2

What did Hobbes say about the state?

Answer 2

the state arises “contractually” from individuals who seek order and security. To serve its purpose, the state must be autocratic and awesome

Question 3

What did Nozick say about the state?

Answer 3

“night watchman” state should simply renew and reallocate contracts to private companies providing public services.
growth of govt was gravest contemporary threat to individual freedom.

Question 4

What did Burke say about the state?

Answer 4

the state arises organically and should be aristocratic, driven by a hereditary elite, reared to rule in the interests of all.

Question 5

What does Oakshott say the state should be guided by?

Answer 5

tradition and practical concerns. Pragmatism, not dogmatism, should be its watchword.

Question 6

What was Burkes “Noblesse Oblige”?

Answer 6

obligations of elites to look after and protect lower classes

Question 7

What was Oakeshott’s metaphor of a ship about the state?

Answer 7

job of government is to prevent bad but not create good- keep the ship afloat not arrive at a destination.

Question 8

What did Rand say the state should do?

Answer 8

“Rollback the state”- govt should be as small as possible. A small, strong state.