Liberalism: Society

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  • Liberlism: Society
    • Conservative view/Ideology: Thomas Hobbes
      • In Hobbes' Leviathan, he argues that human nature is so savagely selfish that society could prosper/survive without a strong and established state
      • Response: Locke- As a result of a 'natural' society and 'natural laws',  natural rights came before the state and are enjoyed by individuals  (eg. right to life/joy/property etc) therefore society liberalism does not make society 'Nasty, brutish and short' in the words of Hobbes
    • John Stuart Mill's views
      • Argued that the main purpose of any civilised society is to facilitate individualism
      • Individuals are rational in pursuit of their self interests and driven by a wish to be self-reliant and independent therefore each individual seeks freedom- specifically mentioned in Mill's 'On Liberty' =freedom from the dependence of others + achieving self-fulfilment
    • Further liberalist views
      • Any society that denies individual freedom is dysfunctional
      • Eg. Locke describes the right to property as 'that with which man has mixed his labour'- general expression that signifies an individual within society
        • Another metaphor for Right to property is from Mill as he claims that it is like a 'prism' for individuals to develop their potential
    • Individualism
      • When individuals are placed at the heart of political thought/economic life/social organisation through key principles:
        • Control of their own lives
        • Discovering one's true self and potential
        • Self-fulfilment through achieving one's purpose or mission in life

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