SOSC 1009 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Classical Liberalism, Constitutional Monarchy, French Revolution
16 Apr 2017
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Ideology & history (week 4 oct. 5: divine right of kings being put on the thrown by god, wigs liberals, 1649, thomas hobbes leviathan . Tories conservatives: outrageous claims, civil war = a state of nature, 1688: the glorious revolution, england becomes a constitutional monarch. The liberal debate (classical liberal ideas/ dominant ideologies ) Made up of 4 key ideas: personal freedom, limited government, equality of right, consent of the government. Personal freedom (classical liberalism: a negative liberty, negative freedom freedom from coercive, from being made to do something you don"t want to do. Individuals should be left to choose their own rules of conduct: ex. You can choose to fail university: government is the source of coercive power. Limited in what its able to do there should be limits. Equality of right (classical liberalism: all citizens should be subject and abide by the same set of rules.
