Liberalism
Classic Liberalism
minimal role of government
Modern Liberalism
Neoliberalism
supports interventionist role of government in economic and social affairs to address inequalities
began as a social philosophy turned into an economic framework
supports a role for government in reducing economic inequality, increasing diversity, providing access to education, ensuring healthcare, regulating economic activity, and protecting the natural environment.
limited government intervention in the economy
began as an economic philosophy turned into a social framework
individuals are born free with rights, and, therefore, a free-market economy reflects and protects their liberty. Moreover, the government should not interfere with or control either free individuals or the free market.
the best economic system for a prosperous society is a free-market economy that keeps out the government. Moreover, this is achieved by stopping the government from regulating the market and replacing government or public institutions with private ones.
Individual freedoms (Freedom is a “two-way” power, a combination of two conditional powers (to voluntarily do an action, or forebear from doing an action) belonging to an agent, that is, to someone endowed with a will.)
inclination towards subjective restrictions on 'hate speech' impinge on
Free Speech
Free thought (the real consequence). though there may be legal ppunishment, there is nothing stoppinng one from voluntarily speaking something.
Civil liberties
Equality (of opportunity)
Free Market Capitalism
Meritocracy
Democracy
Technology
The Media
John Locke and Thomas Hobbs
Feudalism
Aristocracy
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously pronounced, free speech is 'not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought of those we hate.'
Modern liberalism is the 'new aristocracy' (the opression of ideas)
the language we speak changes our perception of the world and shapes our concepts
freedom of
Thought
The human mind was not designed to be captivated under a perpetual childhood of prescription - each healthy individual was trusted with the gift of reason to be his own chooser, and to adequately choose one must think freely, and to think freely one must speak freely.
Globalisation
directs people through desire
purposefully represents
Individualism
idealises
Freedom
Consumerism