PHILOS 1C03 Lecture 3: 3/2/2016 1BO3
6 Apr 2016
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The general will: legit authority of the state derived from the collection of all individual wills - the general will is not merely the common interest", but the will of each individual taken collectively. The ideal: that each individual should be directly consulted on matters of public legislation, each able to express her own opinion, and the sum of particular wills" being instrumental in deciding the course of actions. In reality: individuals are inclined to form partial associations". The result: democracy through theoretically possible, is practically impossible . Were there a people of gods, their gov"t would be democratic. so perfect a gov"t is not for men". Negative freedom: freedom from external constraints in relation to the right to pursue one"s own harmless ends. Everyone should have the freedom to do as they please. Everyone is both free and equal before the law. People want to protect what protects them.
