Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: John Stuart Mill, Social Liberalism, Justice Smith
8 Dec 2016
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The state as a necessary evil (because of our natural right to be free, but we need it locke) Positive view of civil society as a realm of freedom. Basic moral entitlements that give rise to universal duties (right to life gives a duty to everyone else not to kill me) locke says they are given by god but are evident through reason. John locke: we have natural right to life, liberty, and property. Thomas jefferson: life, liberty, pursuit of happiness (if not achieved, public has right to rebel) Three functions of the state: property and public order, defence, and contract enforcement: utilitarianism. Utility: happiness and pleasure in the absence of pain. Bentham: idea of the greatest happiness with everyone counted equally. Utilitarianism and classical liberalism: assumes that people will aim for maximized happiness so giving them freedom to maximize their own outcomes: economic liberalism.
