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Starting points and the liberal spectrum

Starting points and the liberal spectrum

Spectrum showing Locke, Wollstonecraft, Mill, Friedan and Rawls placed from classical to modern liberalism, with minimal state ideas on the left and enabling state ideas on the right

Liberalism begins with the individual: each person has moral worth and should be free to shape their own life. The main argument inside liberalism is over what kind of state best protects that freedom.

Liberal thinkers and their ideas Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Politics
  3. /Liberal thinkers and their ideas

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Politics Liberal thinkers and their ideas. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with UK politics and political participation before moving on to the more abstract political ideologies and comparative/international content, which carry the heaviest evaluative demand.

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