Sentences with phrase «called classical liberalism»

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He is a convinced and convincing proponent of classical liberalism, which means he is today what is called a conservative, and is especially effective in urging that we recover the role of the institutions of civil society» most importantly the family» in constructing a democracy less troubling to the common good.

Isaiah Berlin, among the best - known exponents of classical liberalism, advocated what he called the «negative freedom.»

For us as Americans, Locke's ambiguity may have been fortunate, for it allowed biblical Christianity and classical republicanism to coexist with what we might call radical liberalism, that is, secular atomistic individualism.

For one thing, what we call «libertarianism» in USA today was originally called «classical liberalism» - and AFAIK is still called that in Europe (don't tell any of the modern liberals in America who get allergic reaction from a mention of Mises or Ayn Rand:) If you mean «modern...

«Liberal» in USA has several meanings, mainly, either (1) «classical liberal» (which in USA is typically branded as «libertarianism» - although it's still called plain «liberalism» in Europe where the term originated); and, wholly independently, (2) «political liberal» - which is a self - made late 20th century [1] rebrand of what used to be called «progressive» (and can be loosely branded «left wing» at times, but personally I absolutely abhore single - axis left / right positioning) position.

[1]- Ironically, many true liberals in classical liberalism sense are currently trying to re-brand things back, by reclaiming «liberal» label for their left - libertarian positions (one of the most notable examples is Dave Rubin), while branding former - progressives - now - called - «liberals» as «progressive» again, on the basis that current US progressive movement is claimed by many to be against many individual rights and the basis of classical liberalism

Eventually people began to call the philosophy of individual rights, free markets and limited government — the philosophies of Locke, Smith and Jefferson — classical liberalism.