liberalism - state - view of the state: objectives - promotion of natural rights

What is the main objective of a liberal state

Improve upon rights that individuals enjoyed in the state if nature (right to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of self-fulfilment)

What idea did John Rawls endorse about liberalism

It is ‘state sponsored individualism’ opposed to the ‘stateless individualism’ of anarchist thinkers like Max Stirner

What does the state being structures in a certain way mean

It can allow individuals to enjoy their natural rights more easily than in the state of nature

What did Locke concede about the state of nature

It would still involve occasional clashes on self interest (eg entitlement over uncultivated land) , these clashes would be resolved only after informal, lengthy, quests for compromise.

What did Locke say about clashes in a liberal state

A liberal state would offer faster and fairer methods of resolution such as through impartial courts which allows individuals to resume the exercise of their natural rights smoother