Exam 7: The Ideal State

The harm principle posits that the state should forcefully prevent us from harming ourselves, as well as others.

Which are the main features of utilitarianism? Please select all that apply.

Describe some of anarchism's key features. Please select all that apply.

Explain the difference between positive and negative freedom with reference to Berlin's opinions on the matter.

One of the most useful things about utilitarianism is its aggregative nature.

Explain the critique of Mill's harm principle.

Give an example of a procedural way of legitimizing the state.

Give an example of positive rights. Please select all that apply.

The social contract tradition is primarily associated with the work of Adam Smith.

Normative theory is concerned with empirical facts.

Rousseau is particularly associated with the idea of the _________.

John Stuart Mill's 1859 essay was entitled ______.

Locke promotes positive rights.

The Wolfenden Report of 1957 is an example of Mill's harm principle being applied to real life.

John Rawls's theory of justice is often considered to be the classical example of non-ideal theory.