POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Conservatism, Classical Liberalism, Economic Liberalism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1101
• Professor: Daniel Pierre- Antoine

Document Summary

Ideas of the common good: a vision for society, foundation for legitimate authority, defines the relationship of the person to the group, religion. Political rights: choosing rulers, equality of the vote, secret of the vote, running for office, for the few (at first) to almost everyone (today) Economic liberalism: (free market capitalism: private property & personal profit-seeking, business competition, free labour, supposedly win-win for all. Classical liberalism: negative freedom, freedom from constraints, esp. from the king, especially from the state, equality of rights in law sufficient, limited state intervention, not necessarily democratic. Reform liberalism: positive freedom, freedom to achieve something, social impacts of industrialization (1800s) & great depression (1930s, equality of chances, some state intervention, enabling those most disadvantaged, universal suffrage. Classical conservatism: historical context of conservatism, a reaction to liberalism & individualism the french revolution, 1789 industrialisation & mechanization, fear of dislocation of society, christianity"s role: between man"s innate goodness & man"s original sin.