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Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property and equality before the law.
Where Karl Marx identified repetitive work patterns and exploitation, early liberal political economy found skills, self-love and natural propensity (O’Brien and Williams 2010, 259). Taking these arguments into the modern era, if governments across the world de-regulated economic activity, cut taxes for the wealthy, privatised and contracted ...
29. März 2024 · liberalism, political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics. Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to protect individuals from being harmed by others, but they also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to liberty.
- What is liberalism?Liberalism is a political and economic doctrine that emphasizes individual autonomy, equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual righ...
- Who were the intellectual founders of liberalism?The intellectual founders of liberalism were the English philosopher John Locke (1632–1704), who developed a theory of political authority based on...
- How is liberalism related to democracy?In John Locke’s theory, the consent of the governed was secured through a system of majority rule, whereby the government would carry out the expre...
- How does classical liberalism differ from modern liberalism?Classical liberals (now often called libertarians) regard the state as the primary threat to individual freedom and advocate limiting its powers to...
- How does modern liberalism differ from conservatism?Modern liberals are generally willing to experiment with large-scale social change to further their project of protecting and enhancing individual...
Oxford Handbooks. Collection: Oxford Handbooks Online. A century ago, liberals wanted to overturn the existing global order. Today, they want to retain and extend it. Liberalism’s conservatism is a tribute to its hard-won success over the past century.
28. Nov. 1996 · As soon as one examines it, ‘liberalism’ fractures into a variety of types and competing visions. In this entry we focus on debates within the liberal tradition. We begin by (1) examining different interpretations of liberalism's core commitment — liberty. We then consider (2) the longstanding debate between the ‘old’ and the ‘new ...
28. Nov. 1996 · Liberalism is a philosophy that starts from a premise that political authority and law must be justified. If citizens are obliged to exercise self-restraint, and especially if they are obliged to defer to someone else’s authority, there must be a reason why. Restrictions on liberty must be justified.
5. Jan. 2021 · The chapter outlines the rationale of the book and contextualizes the liberal theoretical tradition within the discipline of International Relations as well as in relation to broader currents of political thought, with a view to building bridges between disciplinary, theoretical and intellectual history.
