POL SCI 4 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Negative Liberty, Harm Principle, Private Good
3 Feb 2017
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Mill"s subjection of women (a) the challenge (b) problems in the argument. Liberalism: form of government and principles shared by the left and right. Beginnings dated to late 70th c when the hope that feudalism begins to weaken and to be challenged; capitalism ushered in. Individual peasants/ serfs no longer bound, free to sell labor for wage. Series of revolutions, including the french revolution > creates new order in which all are free and equal (to what extent?) Replace authorities (kings, landowners, church) with liberties and basic rights, contract and consent, right to elect representation. Liberty: private good given by state to the people. Equality in liberalism: formal legal/ political status (not social or economic) Liberalism features: (1) formal rights (2) powers of stratification (class, race, gender ) ** see how arguments for equality shape his argument against subjection of women.
