Explain What Does Classical Liberalism Have To Say About The Nature And Role Of The State

What does classical liberalism have to say about the nature and role of the state?

Classical liberalism argues that a government should interfere as little as possible economically and socially in the lives of its citizens. Classical liberalism argues that an individual’s rights stop where another individual’s rights begin. Therefore, the only legitimate power a government can exercise over a citizen is power that is exercised in order to prevent harm from being committed to other citizen’s. For this reason classical liberals view a government as a necessary evil, as without a government every individual would constantly be under threat from every other individual. Classical liberalism maintains that true freedom will only exist under the laws

Environmentalism is concerned with protecting and conserving nature for the benefit of humankind. Ecologism, comparatively, argues that the health of the natural world should have priority over human interests. Both views are based on the belief that there is an inherent and essential link between humankind and the natural world. However, they differ greatly in their response regarding the importance humankind in regards to the natural world.

Environmentalism holds a deep concern for the damage humankind has caused to the natural world. Damage which has been caused by the increasing pace of economic development (resulting in nuclear technology, acid rain, ozone depletion, climate change, etc.).

Environmentalism reflects a deep anxiety for both the quality and future of human existence.

In comparison, ecologists criticise the human centric nature of conventional political thought. Ecologists argue this view commits the near comical mistake of believing that human beings are at the centre of the universal. Ecological political thought argues that political thought should not be centred around humankind, but around the nature world as a connected