who distinguished between actions that are 'self regarding' and 'other regarding' actions?
John stuart mill
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Who had a positive view of human nature?
Locke
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Who came up with the ' two concepts of liberty'?
Berlin
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Which of the 5 evils is missing Ignorance, want, disease, idleness?
Squalor
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What is a economic lassiez faire?
Invisible hand/leave alone
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What did John Rawls say about economic inequality?
It is only justifiable if it works to the benefit of the poorest in society
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What is the opposite of the 'invisble hand'?
Dead hand
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Who proposed the idea of the 'Invisible hand'?
Adam Smith
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What did Locke say that the proper function of government is?
To protect life, liberty & property. therefore the government should be limited.
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I detest what you say but will defend to death you right to say it, Who said this?
Voltaire
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What did John Locke say about freedom?
'Where there is no law there is no freedom' this means that freedom can only be provided by a government capable of restraining all groups and individuals in society, freedom can only exist under the law
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Who came up with the theory of 'state of nature'?
Hobbes & Locke
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What form of freedom believed in meritocracy?
Negative freedom
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'The drunk in the gutter is where he ought to be' Who said this?
William Sumner
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Who developed the 'Social contract theory'?
Hobbes & Locke
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Who proposed the seperation of powers & what does it prevent?
Montesquieu, it prevents any individual or small group from gaining absolute power
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What is individualism?
Is the belief in the supreme importance of the individual over any social group or collective body
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Give the definition of Atomism?
A belief that society is made up of a collection, of self-interested and largely self- sufficient individuals, or atoms, rather than social groups
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Who said 'power tends to corrupt & absolute power corrupts absolutely'?
Lord Acton
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Who described government as the 'tyranny of the majority'?
Alexis de Tocqueville
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If liberty is unlimited it can become licensed; John Stuart Mill. What does this mean?
IF we have complete freedom, then we can infringe the freedom of others
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Who said 'over his own mind & body the individual is sovereign'?
John Stuart Mill
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What is the opposite of equality of opportunity?
Equality of outcome
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What kind of equality did Liberals prefer?
Equality of opportunity
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Humans being are seen to be born equal in the sense that each individual is of equal moral worth, what type of equality is this?
foundational equality
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What is equality of opportunity?
Each and every individual has the same chance to rise and fall in society
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What is Meritoracy?
A society which social position is determined by the ability to work hard
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What is egoistical individualism?
This places emphasis on self reliance and self interestedness
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Using Hitler as an example, give a criticism to Utilitarianism?
Infringed the rights of the Jews
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Who had a positive view of human nature?
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Locke
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Who came up with the ' two concepts of liberty'?
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Card 4
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Which of the 5 evils is missing Ignorance, want, disease, idleness?
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