Judith Blau and Alberto Moncada stated in – Human Rights: Beyond the liberal
vision – that: “Liberalism is a point of view, a weltanschauung, a consciousness.”
(2005). Libralism is a political view based on emphasis of liberty, personal freedoms,
human rights , respect for minorities and equality of social beings. Liberalism gives
importance to equality which was denied in the past , but the movement that
started during the last quarter of the19th century and the 20th century brought
progressive liberalism that this subject space is not enough to discuss. In this essay,
I will explain how difference-blind liberalism concern the issues of the public policies and
cultural diversity.
“Liberalism have
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And what is meant is that laws should apply in the
same way. Difference-blind liberal support the claim that it is not unjust to enact laws
that have a heavier impact on some cultural groups than on another.
“The simplest variety of inductive reasoning is argument by analogy, which
takes note of the fact that two or more things are similar in some respects and
concludes that they are probably also similar in some further respect. Not every analogy is an
argument, we frequently use such comparisons simply to explain or illustrate what we mean.
But arguments by analogy are common too.”
( http://www.philosophypages.com/lg/e13.htm, 2016 ).
Margalit and Raz argued that it is important to preserve cultural traditions. They
reject “difference-blind liberalism” because, they hold that “cultural groups should be
able to live in accordance with their own principles, they call this ‘self-determination’
“(Margalit and Raz 1990). They also reject the idea that people who lose some aspect
of their culture can compensate by simply adopting a new cultural tradition.
The third element between them is themselves as authors. To start with, the first similarity
For example Kate and Kat were similar as their both independent and intelligent individuals who go by their own morals and don't care what anyone else thinks of them. Bianca in both texts is seen as the object of desire' as of her submissive manner and good looks. I used similarities like these ones all throughout 10 things' with only making minor changes.
These stories could be counted as having both similarities and differences, not just completely similar or different. The similarity between the two interviews are...
Meagher, D. (2008b). Understanding Analogies: The Analogy Item Format and the Miller Analogies Test. Pearson.
The Development of New Liberalism There were many reasons of why New Liberalism developed in the early 20th century. The two main reasons were political pragmatism and compassion for the poor. New Liberalism developed because Lloyd George, Asquith and Churchill believed that the government should help the vulnerable, which could not stand on their own two feet, such as the young, old, sick and unemployed. The other reasons could be Britain’s economic position, the Boer war, the Laissez-faire approach, international competition, work of social researchers such as Booth and Rowntree, socialist ideas and finally municipal socialism.
Liberals do not accept individuals have an overall entitlement to freedom, where this freedom can be used to abuse others. John Stuart Mills introduces ‘self-regarding’ and ‘other-regarding’ freedoms where ‘self-regarding’ actions allow individuals to ‘do anything they want’. An ‘Other-regarding’ action restricts or damages the freedoms of others. The law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets can be seen as both ‘self-regarding’ and ‘other-regarding’ whereby the motorcyclists wants to exhibit there freedom by not wearing their helmet (self-regarding) but is restricted by the law of compulsory helmets (other-regarding). An individual may be sovereign over their body and mind, however they must respect the fact everyone enjoys an equal right to liberty.
According to our text (page 221) stereotyping is assuming that all members of a group have similar
The term ‘analogy’ is very vague in nature, but when used in this context, we assume that the behavior of other people is in many ways analogous in reference to causes. These causes being behavior directed from sensation or thought. It is apparent and observable that people or beings other then I behave in ways in which we behave when placed in different situations. For example sadness or the nature of anger or happiness can be seen in others. Others then can and do react to different causes similar to the way in which I do as well. Another consideration is that of shared experience. Russell uses the example of two friends having a conversation in which memoirs are explored. These two individuals have shared experiences together. They eventually discover that each other’s memories aid each other in recalling information forgotten with time. (Russell 89)
the same basic materials, including the same beliefs and the same values, the same EVERYTHING. And together it all appears to be one "reality" (Barry Alfonso, 6)."
Democratic representatives scream about "right-wing conspiracy" while radio talk shows lament the evil of "liberal agenda." News broadcasters are branded as "chauvinist conservatives" by Hollywood pundits or "liberal bigots" by Christian broadcasting. Everywhere someone is firing the label gun plastering liberal or conservative on their opponents and many Americans are scratching their heads trying to understand the division and difference between both.
one may ask whether or not the ideas and goals of classical liberalism have been
High level symbolic thought and the formation of equivalence classes, groups of objects that differ in some ways but are the same or very similar in others, may rely on categorical perception (Harnard, 1990). A big part of cognitive psychology seeks to understand how symbols (stored words and images) affect the brain’s organization of information, and categorial perception potentially represents a key part of the upper level cognitive processes that allow humans to conceive of broad
are alike equal to, or alike fall short of….". Thus, if we take any four
Liberalism has always been characterized by many as an investment on the individual, an investment on their individual and fundamental rights. Presently, a vast majority of the population brings up words such as “softness” and “spinelessness” when liberalism is spoken of. Evidently, their most avid critics come in the form of Marxists and their counterpart, the illiberal leftists. Allow me to explain, illiberal leftists are perceived by many to be the distorted version of liberal leftists; it is the result of their detachment from the tolerance that characterizes liberals, and their restrictive manners on freedom of speech and behavior. These illiberal leftists are arguably the largest group of detractors from liberalism, they, as have some others, found a plethora of defects about liberals. Although liberals and liberalism have come in for harsh criticism by many, the illiberal left is not far behind, even though they are harsh critics of liberals.
In order to enforce it, however, ideal liberalism calls for mass action. This is due to the fact that the government holds power to execute administrative functions of a state, meaning that an individual has minimal bargaining power. All types of liberalism are founded on this aspect of democracy. Examples include classic liberalism and modern American liberalism. Classic liberalism is based on the limitation of state power. (Hansen 1). This type of liberalism recognizes the state as a powerful being and therefore a threat to individual freedom. On the other hand, modern American liberalism advocates for an advancement of social justice and the rights of individuals. (Hansen 1). The common factor between the two is the need for mass action to enforce them. Therefore, in order to protect the rights of individuals, people have to take it upon themselves to voice concern for violation and to address the risks to their