Suprise
Mill believes that individuality leads to...
Progress
What is the risk of positive liberty?
Paternalism
According to John Christman, how could someone in prison still be considered free?
When they truly choose to stay, based on their own reflection
Which belief asks "why DO we follow the law?"
Empirical
This theory of political obligation believes that others obey the law, so we must do so as well
What is fairness?
What is internal rationality?
Subjective, internal consistency in beliefs and desires
What is external rationality?
Objective, beliefs based ONLY on empirical evidence
This conception of liberty believes you're only free when you act in accordance with your higher self
What is purely positive liberty?
Valuing freedom and equality is the philosophical meaning of...
What is liberalism?
This theory of political obligation believes it is rational to submit to the state's law
What is hypothetical consent?
What is the tyranny of majority?
Tendency of minorities to gravitate towards the opinions and interests of the majority
What is the instrumental value of liberty?
Liberty as an ends to a means
A limitation to a purely negative conception of liberty
Physical restraints
The philosophical idea that humans are flawed, irrational is...
What is conservatism?
In/actions imply agreement to obey law
Tacit Consent
This philosophy identifies freedom with ability
Egalitarian
This philosophy believes that poverty is not unfreedom
Libertarian
The absence of coercion based on desire
What is the conception of Republican Liberty?
Lasswell defines politics as...
Deciding who gets what when and how
This theory of political obligation does not consider obligation to be voluntary
What is the community based theory of political obligation?
What two threats to liberty does Saetra see, and what do they mean?
Human threat, as the fear of punishment from our group. Mechanical threat, as search results shape our preferences
Given set of preferences, when is preference change autonomous? (4)
Reflection on development of desire.
One could have resisted development.
Lack of resistance NOT due to lack of reflection.
New desire and reflection are rational.
What is a consequence of negative liberty theorists, like Hayek, insisting that only intentional acts can limit liberty?
One can be "forced to be free"
What is the practical benefit of studying political philosophy?
Abstract theorizing can inform our positions on contested and difficult political questions
The view that we have no obligation to obey the law
Philosophical anarchism