Apr 1, 2025 · Liberalism, political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing individual freedom to be the central problem of politics. Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to …

Apr 1, 2025 · Who were the intellectual founders of liberalism? How is liberalism related to democracy? How does classical liberalism differ from modern liberalism? How does modern …

liberalism, Political and economic doctrine that emphasizes the rights and freedoms of the individual and the need to limit the powers of government. Liberalism originated as a defensive …

Apr 1, 2025 · Liberalism - Rights, Equality, Freedom: The third part of the solution followed from liberalism’s basic commitment to the freedom and integrity of the individual, which the …

Apr 1, 2025 · Liberalism, in strategic alliance with Soviet communism, ultimately triumphed over fascism in World War II, and liberal democracy was reestablished in West Germany, Italy, and …

Apr 1, 2025 · Liberalism - Equality, Rights, Democracy: The three decades of unprecedented general prosperity that the Western world experienced after World War II marked the high tide …

Mar 19, 2025 · This article discusses the origins of classical liberalism, its historical instantiations, its contrasts with modern liberalism, and its contemporary revival as neoclassical liberalism or …

Liberalism has flourished in Western society since the 18th century, but its history may be divided into two markedly distinct periods—the classical and the modern. Classical liberalism began …

Apr 1, 2025 · Liberalism - Democracy, Equality, Liberty: Liberalism remains a vibrant and influential, if divided, political ideology. In the two decades following the elections of Thatcher …

Mar 22, 2025 · The American political theorist Francis Fukuyama, for example, famously announced the “end of history”—that is, the victory of liberal democracy as the final form of …