Core ideas and principles of Liberalism-Equality and Social Justice Flashcards
Equality
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.
Foundational equality
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.
Foundational equality
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.
Until the 20th century, Liberals didn’t extend rights to women as the men so Mary Wollstonecraft -early feminist writer…
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.