POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: John Stuart Mill, Liberal Democracy, On Liberty

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1101
• Professor: Ivaylo Grouev

Document Summary

Lecture three-four topics: classical liberalism, traditional conservatism, socialism, fascism, Classic liberalism was the very first modern ideology as it was a reaction to the pre-existing organic hierarchical structure of the feudal social order and church intervention. It is the hegemony of aristocracy, and the dogmatic theological discourse which represented the modern thought about politics. It gave primarily focus on the value of the individual in society, they viewed society as an artificial construct of human nature. These individuals believed in the rational man whom was to be the instrumental character of political institutions primarily justified by their contribution of self-interest to those around them. There are three elements to classical liberalism: 1) political freedom, 2) economic freedom, and 3) social/moral liberty: political freedoms includes notions of: Responsible government: the political executive is not able to act without the support of a. Individualism: a political philosophy that emphasizes the moral worth of an individual. majority in the legislature.