POSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Employment Equity (Canada), Affirmative Action, Positive Liberty
25 Oct 2016
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Negative freedom vs. positive freedom or equality of opportunity. Maximize freedom (by restricting it for some) Affirmative action programs (u. s) or employment equity (canada) Classical liberalism has made worse the separation of class of people. Thomas hill revised this method and it has become active or welfare liberalism. Reformed liberalism has a different understanding of freedom and rights. There are no legal impediments preventing me from what i want to do (negative) It is the responsibility of the government/state to try and maximize positive freedom for everyone. It becomes the duty of the state to help those who do not have much positive freedom. Neo-liberals today are also known as classic liberals, key concept. Welfare state- reformed liberals- only way to increase freedom in society is rehabilitation of wealth, taxes, unemployment insurance, for. Critical response to enlightenment liberalism in general and the french revolution in particular (reactionaries) Emphasizes the value or order, stability and tradition (edmund burke, 1729- 1797)
