PUB1501 Theme 2
Why are public services necessary?
The “good life”
GOOD LIFE
Plato Good citizenship
To be free of any higher or legislative authority on
Locke (1)
earth
Locke (2) Right of ownership
Schmandt &
Material, moral and intellectual welfare
Steinbicker
The product of the ideology of the government of
Loxton
the particular state
König Protection from crime
Social Contract:
An agreement between an individual or
society and the government in which
reciprocal rights and duties are outlined
According to Loxton, the “good life” for an individual is the right to:
o Live and to protect his or her life
o Be free
o Freedom of movement
o Freedom to speak to and associate with other individuals
o Participate in politics
o Work
o Own property
o Be safe and free from crime
Why are public services necessary?
The “good life”
GOOD LIFE
Plato Good citizenship
To be free of any higher or legislative authority on
Locke (1)
earth
Locke (2) Right of ownership
Schmandt &
Material, moral and intellectual welfare
Steinbicker
The product of the ideology of the government of
Loxton
the particular state
König Protection from crime
Social Contract:
An agreement between an individual or
society and the government in which
reciprocal rights and duties are outlined
According to Loxton, the “good life” for an individual is the right to:
o Live and to protect his or her life
o Be free
o Freedom of movement
o Freedom to speak to and associate with other individuals
o Participate in politics
o Work
o Own property
o Be safe and free from crime
