Summary of Francis Fukuyama's Liberalism and Its Discontents

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Liberalism is defined by its emphasis on individual autonomy, egalitarianism, and universalism. It is a doctrine that asserts the moral primacy of the person against the claims of any social collectivity. It is highly procedural, and law is simply a system of explicit rules that define how conflicts are resolved and collective decisions made.
#2 While democracy is based on the rule of the people, liberalism is based on the rule of law, which restricts the powers of the executive. Liberal democracy is what has prevailed in North America, Europe, parts of East and South Asia, and elsewhere since the end of World War II.
#3 There are three basic justifications for liberal societies: pragmatic, moral, and economic. The first is that liberalism is a way of regulating violence and allowing diverse populations to live peacefully with one another. The second is that liberalism protects human dignity and autonomy, and in particular human autonomy.
#4 Classical liberalism is a solution to the problem of governing over diversity. It is based on the principle of tolerance, which states that you do not have to agree with your fellow citizens about the most important things, but only that each individual should get to decide what they are without interference from you or the state.

Sujets

• American Government
• Political Science
• Federal government of the United States
• General officer
• General

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 23 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822547087
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Francis Fukuyama's Liberalism and Its Discontents
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#1

liberalism is defined by its emphasis on individual autonomy, egalitarianism, and universalism. It is a doctrine that asserts the moral primacy of the person against the claims of any social collectivity. It is highly procedural, and law is simply a system of explicit rules that define how conflicts are resolved and collective decisions made.

#2

While democracy is based on the rule of the people, liberalism is based on the rule of law, which restricts the powers of the executive. Liberal democracy is what has prevailed in North America, Europe, parts of East and South Asia, and elsewhere since the end of World War II.

#3

There are three basic justifications for liberal societies: pragmatic, moral, and economic. The first is that liberalism is a way of regulating violence and allowing diverse populations to live peacefully with one another. The second is that liberalism protects human dignity and autonomy, and in particular human autonomy.

#4

Classical liberalism is a solution to the problem of governing over diversity. It is based on the principle of tolerance, which states that you do not have to agree with your fellow citizens about the most important things, but only that each individual should get to decide what they are without interference from you or the state.

#5

The second justification for a liberal society is that it protects human dignity. A liberal society grants its citizens an equal right to autonomy, and this right is protected by the law. However, many contemporary politicians would have a difficult time explaining which human qualities give people equal dignity.

#6

The third major justification for liberalism was its connection to economic growth and modernization. Classical liberals argued that the freedom to buy, sell, and invest freely in a market economy was the most important form of autonomy.

#7

The central place of property rights in liberal theory means that the strongest advocates of liberalism are typically the new middle classes that are the by-product of economic modernization.

#8