Dec 11, 2025 · This article discusses the political foundations and history of liberalism from the 17th century to the present. For coverage of classical and contemporary philosophical liberalism, see …

Oct 17, 2025 · Liberalism - Individualism, Free Markets, Liberty: Although liberal ideas were not noticeable in European politics until the early 16th century, liberalism has a considerable “prehistory” …

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism - Equality, Rights, Democracy: The three decades of unprecedented general prosperity that the Western world experienced after World War II marked the high tide of modern …

liberalism, Political and economic doctrine that emphasizes the rights and freedoms of the individual and the need to limit the powers of government.

Dec 11, 2025 · Contemporary liberalism remains deeply concerned with reducing economic inequalities and helping the poor, but it also has tried to extend individual rights in new directions.

Dec 11, 2025 · This article discusses the origins of classical liberalism, its historical instantiations, its contrasts with modern liberalism, and its contemporary revival as neoclassical liberalism or …

Dec 11, 2025 · Throughout Europe and in the Western Hemisphere, liberalism inspired nationalistic aspirations to the creation of unified, independent, constitutional states with their own parliaments …

The political point of view known as liberalism is opposed to any system that threatens the freedom of the individual and prevents people from realizing their full human potential.

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism - 19th Century, Reforms, Equality: As an ideology and in practice liberalism became the preeminent reform movement in Europe during the 19th century.

5 days ago · This article discusses the origins of classical liberalism, its historical instantiations, its contrasts with modern liberalism, and its contemporary revival as neoclassical liberalism or …