PO111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Relativism, Gardiner Expressway, Negative Liberty
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Equality but how much and how do we achieve it. Democracy but which kind is most satisfying and doable (which systems help us have influence on decisions in our country. Courtesy of moving to the right on an escalator: we are not as free as we believe we are. Freedom of expression: i disagree with my opponent but i support their right to say it , should hate speech be regulated??? (verbal oppression) John locke people were born free, agreed to come under the shackles of government only if government would protect them and their freedom. Believed that outside the community was a dog eat dog world and the government would keep you safe, government believed they should restrict their regulations to things that can harm people. All of these men argued in favour of the maximum amount of freedom possible: people need to be exposed to anything and everything, so that opinions can develop and mature.
