Liberalism Core Ideas & Principles
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- Core Ideas and Principles (Liberalism)
- Individualism
- values the primacy of the individual in society over any group.
- Mill - “over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”
- Freedom / Liberty
- actions should not harm others or limit the freedom of others
- Meritocracy
- defined by merit and ability rather than the fate of our birth.
- Freedom / Liberty
- actions should not harm others or limit the freedom of others
- Social Contract
- invisible contract between the people and the state
- rights and duties that both parties must abide by
- Individuals can withdraw their consent
- invisible contract between the people and the state
- Limited Government
- powers of the state are limited by law, usually in a codified constitution.
- prevents those who govern from abusing that power.
- Classical Liberals
- role of a night-watchman
- Modern Liberals
- enabling role based on positive liberty
- Mechanistic Theory
- behaviour is determined by the interactions between individuals
- state is akin to a mechanistic, artificial machine to protect individual's freedom
- Social Justice
- attempts to address problems such as social exclusion and social inequality.
- Equality of Oppurtunity
- Foundational Equality
- All born with equal entitlement
- Formal Equality
- All equally treated at all times
- Foundational Equality
- Tolerance
- Everyone holds an equal moral worth
- Granted the same rights
- be tolerant of those who differ from the norm
- Everyone holds an equal moral worth
- Liberal Government
- “all power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”
- balances the will of the people, shown through elections, with limited government (state) and a respect for civil liberties in society.
- Rationalism
- our behaviour is determined by rational interest rather than irrational emotions and prejudice
- humans are rational creatures, capable of reason and logic.
- The state
- Must be limited
- 'necessary evil'
- Individualism
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