SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Premarital Sex, Limited Government, Morality

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Judith Adler Hellman

Document Summary

Thomas hobbes: liberal ideology will grow monarchy created. 1688 revolution in england constitutional. John law: 1688, outline a political system that looks similar to today, classical liberal ideology. Contemporary / reform liberal ideology (separated on these following points) To be free to be free from coercion of authority. To be left of alone chose own rules of conduct. Education is something offered privately: reform/contemporary. Develop in society to ones full potential potential. Freedom to (all that you are capable of becoming) Limited government: greatest power of coercion power of society government (government should be limited in their power to 3 functions) Previsions from external forces coming in and conquering us army (protects us externally) Means to uphold the law (internally) the law. Citizens should be subjected and abide by the same set of rules for all citizens. Concerned about outcomes - equity: reform. Government should be accountable to the citizens we the people.