PPT-Introduction Liberalism seeks to promote individual liberty by trying to guarantee equality

Hallmark of liberalism is promotion of individual liberty Liberals disagree over what exactly liberty is and how to best promote it Human nature Human beings are fundamentally rational Selfinterest is primary motivation. Standard. 4. Learning outcomes. 4.1. . Understand the importance of equality and . inclusion. 4.2. . Work in an inclusive way. 4.3. . Access information, advice and support about . diversity. Week Eight: Free Speech and Euthanasia. Free Speech. Can we have an absolute right to free speech?. Can the right to free speech ever be ‘trumped’?. Free Speech. Ronald . Dworkin. discusses free speech in his paper ‘MacKinnon’s Words’.. Mark . Philp. Narrative of liberalism. From darkness to light. From faith and superstition to rational knowledge. From arbitrary power to constitutional rule – . macht. to . recht. From communalism to private property. Standard. 4. Learning outcomes. 4.1. . Understand the importance of equality and . inclusion. 4.2. . Work in an inclusive way. 4.3. . Access information, advice and support about . diversity. Basic Notions of Democracy. 1. Recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person. 2. Respect for the equality of all persons. 3. Faith in majority rule and an insistence upon minority rights. ‘Give me the liberty know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience.’. John Milton. ‘Laissez-faire, laissez-passer.’. Unknown. Democracy and Liberalism. . the individual – cast in terms of natural rights – . Chapter 4: to what extent have various ideas and events shaped . liberalism over time?. Chapter 5: to what extent have did classical liberalism meet the needs of society?. Aboriginal Influence on Liberalism in North America. Wednesday 18. th. March. What is individual liberty?. The liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of government . control. In Britain we have individual liberty. A history of developments in Europe and the Islamic World. Liberalism in Practice. We've looked at the democratic revolutions in America and France (6 & 7). But not the end of the story. Also the political philosophy of liberals like Locke, Rousseau and Mill (8). Chapter 4: to what extent have various ideas and events shaped . liberalism over time?. Chapter 5: to what extent have did classical liberalism meet the needs of society?. Aboriginal Influence on Liberalism in North America. So 2.4, 2.5. Chapter 4. To what extent have various ideas and events shaped Liberalism over time?. Like ideologies, liberalism has changed in response to historical conditions, yet some key values have remained:. Where do we come from?. What are we?. Where are we going?. To understand what liberalism is and how it affects us we must . examine the . development and . history of liberalism.. Unit 2. Uncovering 19. The Problem of Social Cooperation. For society to flourish, individual citizens must be willing to cooperate on projects that promote the general interest. Often, such cooperation requires a sacrifice in individual interests. This creates a temptation to live as a free-rider or parasite.. values. ? . Respect. Courage. Honesty. Charity. Kindness. What are . British. . values. ? . Government’s list of Fundamental British Values. The government has produced the following list of fundamental British values: .