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Liberalism

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What is Liberalism? (Liberalism Defined, Meaning of Liberalism, Liberalism Explained)

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Liberalism

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support civil rights, democracy, secularism, gender and race equality, internationalism and the freedoms of speech, the press, religion and markets.
    • Etymology and definition 

    • Philosophy 

    • Major themes 

    • John Locke and Thomas Hobbes 

    • James Madison and Montesquieu 

    • Coppet Group and Benjamin Constant 

    • British liberalism 

    • Liberal economic theory 

    • Keynesian economics 

    • Liberal feminist theory 

    • Social liberal theory 

    • Anarcho-capitalist theory 

    • History 

    • Criticism and support 

    • Bibliography and further reading