Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Brian Barry, Ascribed Status, Toleration
10 Dec 2016
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All liberals aim to promote individual liberty. But liberals disagree about the nature of liberty. No religious dogma can reasonably be held with certainty. Every doctrine should be open to critical scrutiny. Fundamental equality of all humans beings: inequality is an artifact. Individuals should be free from legal barriers, customs, and conditions to live as they choose. Ascribed status: a person"s social standing is fixed, or ascribed, at birth, and there is little that he or she can do to change it. Against priestly authority: authority does not come from a priest or a pope it comes from everyone. Tradition and ritual versus reading and doing. Hobbes: from liberal premises to non-liberal conclusion: all individuals are equal, natural right to be free. Armed rebellion, then independence: government is a necessary evil. 1(cid:889)(cid:889)(cid:888): jefferson"s declaration of independence (cid:498)all men are created equal(cid:499)
