HY 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder, Jeremy Bentham
7 Sep 2016
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Isms and the evolution of european society: the rise of the isms . New words in the 19th century: liberalism (and conservatism) Adam smith 1776 the wealth of nations (professor of moral. Freedom of property owners philosophy, not an economist) Role for the government to play in the economy. With the exception of national defense, government is the only one. Economically you don"t have to intervene with say. Make market free as possible and it will run itself. Most important idea: rather than having a certain size pie, hard work. Free speech should be extended to women, this is unusual for a man at this era to support women rights. See people as self contained, everything is your problem, you have everything you need. Conservatism edmund burke makes the pie bigger. Your birth has nothing to do with your status. John stuart mill is 19th century intellectual side. They both believe that we are rational creatures.
