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What liberalism is and how it grew out of the wars of religion, the social contract theories of Hobbes and Locke, John Stuart Mill on liberty and free speech, constitutionalism and the rule of law, classical liberalism and markets, Rawls and egalitarian liberalism, the main critiques of liberalism and liberal replies, and the debates liberalism faces today.

The aim is understanding, not persuasion: you should finish able to explain liberal arguments accurately, in terms a liberal would accept, and to state the strongest objections its conservative, socialist, communitarian and other critics would raise. No background needed.

Levels

  1. 1 1. What Liberalism Is and Where It Came From 5-question quiz
  2. 2 2. Hobbes, Locke and the Social Contract 5-question quiz
  3. 3 3. Mill: Liberty, Harm and Free Speech 5-question quiz
  4. 4 4. Constitutions, Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law 5-question quiz
  5. 5 5. Classical Liberalism and Markets 5-question quiz
  6. 6 6. Egalitarian Liberalism and Rawls 5-question quiz
  7. 7 7. Critiques of Liberalism and Liberal Replies 5-question quiz
  8. 8 8. Liberalism Today 5-question quiz

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