SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Classical Liberalism, Limited Government, Positive Liberty

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Tanja Juric

Document Summary

By the 19th century, classical liberalism replaced classic conservatism ideology. This was the rise of the welfare state. Personal freedom, limited government, equality of rights, consent of the governed. For classical liberals, freedom means the absence of cohersion. freedom from cohersion. Classical liberals (cl) place a huge emphasis on limited government. For cl, govts should be limited to the roles of a night watchmen state. Govts should be there to protect the citizens. The role of govts is to provide a defence against intruders. The role of govt is to uphold the law and protect us from internal threats by enforcing a police force. Equality of rights for cl: all citizens are subject to and should abide by the same set of rules. Any wealth status or power have always existed and will always exist. For cl, they are concerned about procedures, not outcomes. Cl like the rules to be same for everyone.