Liberalism

CLAIM CONNECTIONS / 5

Where this source is used

• Gaus, Courtland, and Schmidtz describe the demand that political authority be justified as a starting point shared across liberal traditions.

  • supports · section 1.1, paragraphs 1–4

• Calling a constitution, party, market, or welfare program liberal does not identify which liberal justification or institutional commitments it adopts.

  • supports · introduction, paragraphs 1–2

• Liberal traditions disagree over negative, positive, and republican interpretations of liberty.

  • supports · sections 1.1–1.4

• The Stanford Encyclopedia distinguishes classical or old liberalism from new liberal traditions that give a larger role to social justice and public action.

  • supports · sections 2.1–2.3

• Liberalism names related but competing traditions rather than one fixed doctrine or policy package.

  • supports · introduction, paragraphs 1–2