Core ideas and principles of Liberalism-Equality and Social Justice Flashcards

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Equality

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Liberals place emphasis on equality of opportunity but also accept that they may be a different outcome for each person because each person has different abilities and potential.

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Foundational equality

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Individuals should enjoy the same legal and political rights in society, ensured by equality before the law and equal voting rights in free and fair elections.

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Foundational equality

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However, this has been created by socialists as they say it doesn’t directly tackle inequality because it is closely linked to the capitalist idea.

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Until the 20th century, Liberals didn’t extend rights to women as the men so Mary Wollstonecraft -early feminist writer…

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Argued that were no less rational beings than men and were entitled to the same rights to pursue a career and own their property when married which was prohibited at the time.

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