Liberalism- The core ideas of Liberalism,State (SB)

Question 1

Although individualism and capitalism are central to liberalism’s view of society and the economy, it is important to remember that

Answer 1

this does not render liberalism unique among political ideologies — this also applies, for example, to several branches of anarchism (known as ‘individualist anarchism’)

Question 2

What makes liberalism distinctive is that

Answer 2

whereas anarchists see the state — any state — as the eternal enemy of individualism, liberals, from John Locke and Adam Smith onwards, believe that individualism and capitalism work best when accompanied by a certain kind of state. (but to understand why, it is necessary to explain how liberals think the ‘ideal’ state originates, what it seeks to achieve and how it should be structured.)

Question 3

Which liberals believe that individualism and capitalism work best when accompanied by a certain kind of state?

Answer 3

(anarchists see the state — any state — as the eternal enemy of individualism)

liberals, from John Locke and Adam Smith onwards