Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Brian Barry, Ascribed Status, Classical Liberalism
4 Dec 2016
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All liberals aim to promote individual liberty. But liberals disagree about the nature of liberty. Religious toleration: no religious dogma can reasonably be held with certainty. Freedom of the press: every doctrine should be open to critical scrutiny. Abolition of servile social status: fundamental equality of all human beings: inequality is an artifact. Religious conformity: church and state are combined, orthodoxy - believing the right thing, kings forced the church doctrine. Feudalism: the economic and social order of medieval europe, socialism and hierarchy relation through birth (vassals, knights, etc) Many different forms of status: serf - latin word for slave. Unfree where to live, what work to do. Legally unable to leave the land ascribed status: status is given to you at birth (ascribed) Political absolutism: system maintained by monarchy. Questioning religious conformity: martin luther (nailed reforms to the church door) Rejecting ascribed status in favour of achieved status and equal opportunity.
