SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Skilled Worker, Proletariat, Full Employment

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Judith Adler Hellman

Document Summary

17th century: classic conservatism was dominant->challenged by liberalism. 1651: civil war and beheading recounted by thoms hobbs. *john lock: wrote about changes, both him and hobbs touch on ideology and alternate thinking; end of divieee right of kings. Adam smith: wrote of wealth of nations . 19th century: new dominant ideology->challenged by new ideas. : changes of lower class caused questioning of liberalism. Debate around personal freedom, limited government, equality of right, consent of the governed. Left alone to choose their own rules of conduct, free from coersive government. Equality: classical, everyone should be equal, but inequality exists and adds character; equality only in procedural fairness(abide by same rules, dont need equal wealth etc. ), citizens and property owners, people without property dont count as citizens do not deserve equality. Personal freedom: reformed, positive freedom; freedom to, to develop to full potential, government provide content to help with development.