POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Market Failure, Political Liberalism, Positive Liberty
17 Apr 2021
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*liberty is not synonymous with democracy, they can conflict with one another. *liberalism the theory isn"t always synonymous with the policy of the liberal party of canada. It"s concerned with freedom and how to secure it, particularly individual freedom. Protecting individual freedom is the key justification for the state. Consider: it is important to avoid liberalism the theory with the liberal party not every policy pursued by the liberal party would be deemed liberal by all liberals (or even by all liberals) Historical variations of liberal theory/practice: classical liberalism - emerges in 17th - 19th century. The purpose of the state is to protect individual freedom. Government might be required, rule might be necessary, but only for specific. Adam smith believed that the appropriate domain of government is limited to the purposes: to protect freedom, meaning life, liberty, possessions following: Protect members of society from each other. In sum, classical liberalism is concerned with promoting negative freedoms -
