Thinkers Flashcards
(5 cards)
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John Locke
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Father of Liberalism
Classic Liberalism
Positive state of nature and social contract
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Classic Liberalism linked to feminism
Equality needed to improve women
3
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John Stuart Mill
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Link between classic and modern liberalism
Actions should be tolerated unless they harm others
Feared liberal democracy could lead to ‘tyranny of the majority’
4
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John Rawls
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Most important 20th century modern liberal thinker
Equality requires the state to redistribute wealth, people would choose a larger state that could create a fairer society
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