IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM 

• A product of the Enlightenment
• Rejected earlier beliefs that humans were govered by instinct, emotion and prejudiice

CORE IDEAS 

Individualism 

• Individuals are supreme and will apply logic and reason 
• A positive view of human nature
• Egoistical - self interest is a prime motivator. Individuals will obey natural laws that temper their self interest 

Rationalism 

• Individuals will apply logic and reason 
• They will act in their own rational, self interest but also what is rationally in the best interests of society 

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