POL320Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Persian Letters, Consequentialism, Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
12 Dec 2016
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P ol320 - le cture 7 - octobe r 26, 2016. Willia m godwin: enquiry conce rning p olitica l j us tice. Ca lls it s e curity or fe e ling s e cure . This notion of libe rty is s ome thing he a s s ocia te s with mode ra te gove rnme nts . Dis tills unde rs ta nding of ge ne ra l principle s through which we be gin to unde rs ta nd wha t politica l libe rty is . Abs olute will (of one pe rs on or group) is da nge rous b/c it s e rve s priva te inte re s t. S o, libe rty is a bs e nce of a rbitra ry will a s we ll (which a llows for citize ns" s e curity).
