HIST 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Scottish Enlightenment, Physiocracy, Social Liberalism
17 Apr 2017
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Layer 1: most simplistic inalienable rights to freedom, cannot take them away: social contract: state of nature, rights that keep us going. Curtail an unlimited amount of freedom to guarantee. Will not take away your property if you do not take mine. No interference, inalienable right is preserved mutual limitations. Layer 3: freedom to enable holistic progress progress to something: chain of progress societies responsibility should foster development. Promote growth: give means to grow into a fully informed individual. Applied human reason improves society: humans rational: have reason to make good decisions driven by self-interest. Rise of the middle class new actions in market economy: role in economy, take away from royal power, control of french bourgeoisie. Egalitarianism & equality before the law everyone should have it: money classes could participate in voting system. New government roles not just monarch but should be looking after the citizens: government should facilitate trade allow different economy actors to engage internationally.
