Origins of Liberalism
In the past, individuals lived mostly in societies based on limited individual rights and freedoms. Liberal minded people demanded that individual rights and freedoms be created and written into law. The equal and democratic government practices of the Haudenosaunee First Nation of North America, which some people believe influenced modern political thought, was often used as a model for government constitutions.
The cartoon on the left is from the French Revolution. It shows a peasant from the Third Estate carrying a clergyman from the First Estate and a nobleman from the Second Estate on his back. Before the French Revolution, people from the Third Estate had few individual rights and freedoms. Liberal ideas from Enlightenment philosophers prompted the Third Estate to make changes to French society that would include individual rights and freedoms for all French citizens.
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers laid the foundations of our liberal ideologies and developed into what is known as classical liberalism. Classical liberalism has evolved into a modern form of liberalism that ensures political freedom and protects economic individualism. Individualism and liberalism has a great influence over the way we live as a society today.
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers laid the foundations of our liberal ideologies and developed into what is known as classical liberalism. Classical liberalism has evolved into a modern form of liberalism that ensures political freedom and protects economic individualism. Individualism and liberalism has a great influence over the way we live as a society today.
In this unit you will explore the development of classical and modern liberalism and their impact on society by examining the following issue question:
Is resistance to liberalism justified?
Big Ideas:
- Appreciate Aboriginal contributions to the development of ideologies.
- Appreciate the impact on citizens and citizenship of the promotion of ideological principles.
- Appreciate the adherence of individuals and groups to various ideologies.
- Explore Aboriginal contributions to the development of liberalism.
- Explore the relationship between the values of liberalism and origins of liberalism.
- Examine the impacts of liberal thought on 19th century society.
- Examine ideologies that developed in response to liberalism.
- Examine the growth of liberalism.
- Analyze the extent to which resistance to liberalism is justified.
Classical Liberalism Notes
The Development of Classical Liberalism
Introduction Economic Systems
Classical Economic liberalism
Adam Smith - Classic Economic Liberalism
Quiz Classical Liberalism
Conditions created by Classical Liberalism
Responses to Classical Liberalism
Fixing Problems of Industrialization
Origins of Socialism
Marx's Law Reading
Marx's Socialism Assignment
Review Exam
The Development of Classical Liberalism
Introduction Economic Systems
Classical Economic liberalism
Adam Smith - Classic Economic Liberalism
Quiz Classical Liberalism
Conditions created by Classical Liberalism
Responses to Classical Liberalism
Fixing Problems of Industrialization
Origins of Socialism
Marx's Law Reading
Marx's Socialism Assignment
Review Exam
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