Liberalism worldwide

Canada, like many other countries, embraces a liberal democracy social system, putting an importance on the promotion of civil liberty, equality, and community. Our country is widely viewed as an exemplar of liberalism, which strongly emphasizes choice and autonomy as fundamental principles for each individual. The state promotes the ideology that an individual’s life belongs only to them, that each individual has the right to their own means and ends, along with the right to make decisions,…

John Locke Although not American, John Locke, born in England in 1632 and studied at the Christ Church University, is one of the profound English philosophers of the time. His influences are thought to have largely influenced Europe, as especially clearly identified in the French Enlightenment, in governance ways and consequently, mostly affected the forms of governance throughout Europe. The French and the British people adopted his ideas, especially in management (Frecknall-Hughes 1).…

During the late 17th and early 18th century France underwent drastic changes. Under the rule of Louis XIV France was under an absolutist rule, Louis had set his power and left no room for decent. Louis had come to power of France at only the age of five. His mother Anne of Austria had ruled in his name until he was of age to take the thrown. Louis childhood would affect the path he would take his country. Louis XIV was one of the most memorable rules France has ever had, he was able to…

1.) What are the common characteristics of these re-founding eras: Jacksonian Democracy, the Civil War, and the New Deal? How was Jefferson’s re-founding different? • The Jeffersonian re-founding was an effort to protect citizens liberty from an overreaching federal bureaucracy. It also led to the merges of political parties. The Jacksonian re-founding led to a big democracy for white males and the full making of a two-party system. Jackson also moved up the powers of the presidency and the…

Classical realism is a theory of universal relations that was established around the late 18th century to the early19th century. This art movement is generally considered to be the beginning of modern movement in art since it excluded many literature and other forms of traditional art. The classical realism work was drawn from the ideas of contemporary arts such as western, beauty, and antique models. Also, numerous of the works were subjected from history, legend and mythology beliefs. Many of…

Following the Feudal ages, a great wave a change hit Europe. Religion was no longer used as proof, whereas human thoughts and experiences were valued. The Enlightenment, during the 17th and 18th centuries, was an intellectual movement that emphasized reason rather than tradition. The philosophies heavily influenced many leaders and were even taken on by absolutists. Frederick the Great and Catherine of Russia, despite their despotism, were truly enlightened rulers who implemented the ideals of…

The book I will be reviewing is The Romantic Revolution by Tim Blanning. The word revolution is used a lot in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. it is used to express awareness of the changes that is occurring. Revolutions such as the French, American Revolution and industrial revolution have had a major impact on the world we have today. These revolutions have secured freedom and independence. Blanning tells the history of a cultural transformation that took place around the nineteenth…

Foucault introduced “governmentality” in his study of the autonomous individual’s capacity for self-government in the context of the problematics of power. Defining government as “the conduct of conduct” and as a term ranging from “governing the self” to “governing others,” Foucault uses this notion of government in connection with the link between forms of power and processes of subjectification. Today, the world government possesses solely a political meaning. However, Foucault’s notion of…

Napoleon was a child of the Enlightenment. He favored the French Revolution and was a fiery Jacobin. The Jacobins drew their political thought from Enlightenment thinkers, most particularly from Rousseau. Rousseau blamed much evil in the world on the uneven distribution of property in his book, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality. He also believed society was more important than its individual members believing that individuals alone could do very little, but through involvement in a larger…

The political tradition I mostly agree with is liberalism as liberalism aims at providing equality and improving human conditions connected to possessions and freedom of thought. Liberals also emphasize that government should solve problems and see that no one lacks anything. I agree with liberalistic stand on several issues like dealing with racism affirmative actions, death penalty, education, gun control etc. The most important elements of liberalism are the importance it gives to an…