Liberalism: The Basics

Liberalism: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to liberalism. The author provides a comprehensive overview of liberal practices, liberal values and critically analyses liberal theories, allowing for a richer understanding of liberalism as a whole.

Liberalism: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to liberalism. The author provides a comprehensive overview of liberal practices, liberal values and critically analyses liberal theories, allowing for a richer understanding of liberalism as a whole.

The book is divided into three parts:

• Liberal practices: the rule of law, free speech, freedom of association and movement, economic freedom and sexual freedom.
• Liberal values: freedom, autonomy, equality, and the universal values of political societies – the communal identity – and well-being of their members.
• Liberal theories: natural rights, utilitarianism, Kant''s rationalism and the contemporary theories of John Rawls and the post-Rawlsians.

Presented in a clear and concise way, this book will be an ideal introduction for students and scholars of liberalism, political philosophy, political theory and political ideology.

• | Author: John Charvet
• | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
• | Publication Date: Nov 29, 2018
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780815362920
• | ISBN-10: 0815362927