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liberalism mindmap - Coggle Diagram
liberalism mindmap
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key thinkers
John locke
he believed all people were entitled to 3 key things. life . liberty and property. a social contract should also be put in place between the people and the government
John stuart mill
john stuart mill wanted to have government intervention. the harm principle was the ethical standpoint liberlas should take, it means that all is moral until you commit a harmful act against someone else.
john rawls
john rawls firmly believed in the idea of the veil of ignorance and equality of opportuntiy for all people
adam smith
he is the man who coined the theory of trickle down economics and the 'invisible hand of the market'
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the state
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night-watchman state (Locke, Smith).
Enabling state to remove social barriers, welfare, education.
Still supports constitutionalism and checks on power.
equality
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one of the key parts of equaluty is reqauluty of opportunity which allows all people to have the same opportunity in life
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