view on society

• what type of individualism did john stuart mill argue for

  moral individualism
• what did they believe about individualism?

  that individualism isnt about being selfish, its about recognizing differences in life/lifestyles and understanding that everyone knows whats best for themselves

  so they should prioritize their individual happiness rather “whats good for a collective/group”
• what did locke say about tolerance


  he said tolerance is good as suppressing others beliefs that we perceive as wrong is not effective as we cannot force others to believe what we want and it creates greater conflict
• what did locke say about the role of the state within society?

  it is not the role of the state to tell people how to live
• who believes in meritocracy?

  both classical and modern liberals
• what do classical liberals associate meritocracy with?

  the market
• what do modern liberals associate meritocracy with?


  the state having a greater role in promoting equality of opportunity to promote a meritocratic society
• what is the mechanistic theory?

  the state is a machine

  humans construct society through mechanisms for example, the social contract