Liberalism Definitions by Charante Leclerc

Feudalism

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A system of agrarian based production that is characterized by fixed social hierarchies and a rigid pattern of obligations.

Origins & Development

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Core Themes: The Primacy of the Individual

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Individualism

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Freedom

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Reason

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Justice

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Toleration

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Liberalism, Government and Democracy

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The Liberal State

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Constitutionalism

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Liberal Democracy

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Classical Liberalism

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Natural Rights

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Utilitariansim

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Economic Liberalism

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Social Darwinsim

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Neoliberalism

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Modern Liberalism

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Individuality

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Positive Freedom

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Social Liberalism

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Economic Management

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Liberalism in a Global Age

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Divine Right

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The doctrine that earthly rulers are chosen by God and thus wield unchallengeable authority; divine right is a defense for monarchical absolutism

Absolutism

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A form of government in which political power is concentrated in the hands of a single individual or small group, in particular, an absolute monarchy

Classical Liberalism

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A tradition within liberalism that seeks to maximise the realm of unconstrained individual action, typically by establishing a minimal state and a reliance on market economics

Modern Liberalism

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A tradition within liberalism that provides (in contrast to classical liberalism) a qualified endorsement for social and economic intervention as a means of promoting personal development

Atomism

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A belief that society is made up of a collection of self-interested and largely self-sufficient individuals, or atoms, rather than social groups.

Human nature

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The essential and innate character of all human beings: what they owe to nature rather than to society.

Freedom (or liberty)

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The ability to think or act as one wishes, a capacity that can be associated with the individual, a social group or nation.

Negative Freedom

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The absence of external restrictions or constraints on the individual, allowing freedom of choice.

Positive Freedom

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Self-mastery or self-realization; the achievement of autonomy or the development of human capacities.

Paternalism

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Justice

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Equality

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Meritocracy

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Pluralism

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Toleration

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Autonomy

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Law

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Government

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State

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Social Contract

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State of nature

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Democracy

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Written constitution

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Bill of Rights

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Rule of Law

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Separation of powers

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Federalism

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Civil Liberty

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Civil Society

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Majoritarianism

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Consent

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Consensus

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Natural Rights

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Utility

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Mercantilism

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Market

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Free Market

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Laissez-faire

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Market Fundamentalism

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Individuality

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Altruism

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Welfare State

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Transnational Corporation

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Commercial Liberalism

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Free Trade

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Republican Liberalism

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Humanitarian Intervention

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Human Development

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