POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Thomas Hill Green, Susan Moller Okin, John Maynard Keynes
6 Sep 2016
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Lecture #13 liberalism & reform liberalism - october 26th. Reform liberalism = social liberalism = welfare liberalism. Political liberalism: contracting together to create a state. Reason will lead the individual to contract with other individuals to form a state to protect common interests. Hypothetical state of nature : reason for political contract. Recognition of the equality of others to join in contract. Tolerant of human differences (in private sphere religious differences, for example) Based in labour we own our labour, and therefore own what we mix our labour with (you pick apples, they are your apples. You bake a pie, it is your pie) Spoilage limitation: as much and as good must be left for others (only take as much as you will use/need . State is needed to protect property ownership rights. Property ownership as moral: encouraged to do hard work, rationality, productivity (if were rewarded, we will work better)
