POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Territorial Authorities Of New Zealand, Classical Liberalism, Individualism
5 Dec 2012
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Monarchy based on idea of inheritable rule- his father. Which is freedom better characterized as: freedom from tyranny , freedom to pursue your life plan , neither. Participatory: freedom consisted in act of government and being governed. Direct: when questions of the day would come up, everyone would participate. Public not private liberty : not freedom individually, we all get to do what we want to do (modern) Freedom of the community- self government: not rules by foreigners, freedom of the community as a whole, not ruled necessary by a hereditary monarch, diff. between private and public freedom. Dependent upon a class of people who didn"t engage in commerce or even work. True freedom does not come in the household- household realm of women and slaves. Only very small portion were actually citizens engaging in public rule. These collective decisions are with us today too! Collective notions of freedom- still with us.
