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Political Ideologies

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Political Science

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Key Topics to Revise

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Utilitarianism

  • Developed in 18th-century England as a philosophical and political theory.
  • Main thinkers: Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, John Stuart Mill.
  • Core idea: 'Greatest happiness to the greatest number.'
2

Liberalism

  • Emerged as a reaction against absolute state power.
  • Key thinkers: Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Herbert Spencer, Immanuel Kant, Wilhelm von Humboldt.
  • Core belief: Individual liberty is supreme; state power must be limited.
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Individualism

  • Closely linked to liberalism; promoted by John Stuart Mill.
  • Belief that individual development leads to social progress.
  • Individuals should have complete liberty to think, act, and innovate.
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Socialism

  • Originated as a response to capitalist exploitation and inequality.
  • Root word 'Socios' means companion or society.
  • Key thinkers: Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, Karl Marx.

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Key Concepts

A political and ethical theoryAn ideology that supports individual freedomA belief that the individualA political and economic systemA revolutionary theory by Karl Marx

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