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Liberalism And Modern Liberalism

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Liberalism is generally differentiated into two categories which are classical liberalism and modern liberalism. According to Heywood (2003), classical liberalism was the most primitive tradition which nothing can surpass. The forming of the ideas of classical liberalism between the seventeenth to nineteenth century was due to the disruption of feudalism in Europe followed by the reconstructed to capitalism. However, modern liberalism is the advanced alternation from classical liberalism which is based on its fundamental base. This is one of the reasons that some people argued both classic and modern liberalism are similar. Yet, this essay will be more focus on the discussion of the distinction between classical liberalism and modern liberalism …show more content…

As a result, both sides of liberals have the same initial idea which the motive is to increase the superiority of individuals and having a better society. Although all liberals agree on the value of liberty, the views on the definition of ‘freedom’ from both liberals are quite different. Modern liberalism upholds the idea of the welfare state which supports ‘positive freedom’. From the points of view of modern liberals, people are born cooperative and would give a helping hand for those who do not have the abilities to achieve personal goals such as the poor and the disability people. Modern liberals assume that the government are set to provide a positive assistance of removing the hindrances such as diseases, ignorance, discrimination, and poverty which cannot be overcome by …show more content…

For instance, the ideas of classical liberals which are more embraced on protecting personal rights may lead the society into a massive difference between the individuals. The most recognizable problem probably is the distance between poverty and the wealthy. Some may think that it is unfair to let people manage personal lives because people do not have the same opportunities to accomplish the wills. Wealthy people tend to have the qualification or the priority to reach the goals just because of they are born in a rich family whereas the civil men which do not have a good financial condition and lack of power have no capacity to fulfil the dream at all. Meanwhile, the ideas of the welfare state have also been criticised by people as in some circumstances, people are forced to be free in an ambiguous way. Also, some people argued that the welfare state which protects people from unemployment, health, and education are giving chances for the ‘welfare junkies’ to break the peace of the society (Heywood, 2015). People may lie to be unemployed for the reason of just being lazy or they might deny the dignity. As can be seen, society nowadays should be ordered by the idea of the combination of both classical and modern liberalism. Some of the parts of liberty should be restricted by the government such as the equality of compulsory education, the same

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