SOC SCI H1F Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Self-Ownership, Corporatism, Limited Government
31 Jan 2017
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Different societies vary as to what their emphases are. What is good for society is good for individuals. Ex. limited government freedom is freedom from constraint: corporatist- freedom to achieve the most that you are capable of achieving. Your freedom is to make a major contribution to society and society has to provide the structures which will enable you to do that. Group membership individualist maximize our potential as an individual. Good to belong to as many groups as possible: corporatist member of the corporation, No other groups that should matter tend to be of a specific religion, religiously purist. Sanctions individualist worst sanction is death: corporatist exclusion. Roman catholic church excommunication removing from you everything that gives you meaning. How to decide what is good individualist what most individuals prefer is good. Ex. majority vote principle: corporatist decide what"s good based on the consensus. How do we make decisions individualist majority vote.
