An exposition to the understanding of liberalism
What is liberalism? In what ways does liberalism differ from conservatism? These are important and interesting questions, worthy of further discussions. This paper addressed the first question; it described liberalism as a secular worldview in two sections. Section one delineated the meaning, his...
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iium-645092018-07-17T09:10:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64509/ An exposition to the understanding of liberalism Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman BL Religion What is liberalism? In what ways does liberalism differ from conservatism? These are important and interesting questions, worthy of further discussions. This paper addressed the first question; it described liberalism as a secular worldview in two sections. Section one delineated the meaning, history and objective of liberalism. Section two provided an elucidation of the values or principles of liberalism, namely, moral worth of individuals, private property and limited government. Both liberalism and conservatism aim to promote a good life for individuals but they differ in their conceptions of a good life. The earmark of liberalism is that individual autonomy is the basis of a good life. Moreover, conservatives believe that social authority is key to a good life. Much of this study has focused on autonomy. It is made clear that autonomy is a condition of being legislated by reason. Opposed to autonomy is heteronomy, i.e. a condition of being legislated by God. The study has contended that liberalism is a secular worldview because: (1) it detaches individuals from the Holy Scriptures or spiritual sources, and (2) it places man over God and reason over revelation. This work is intended to serve as a basis for evaluating liberal Islam which will be undertaken in my next work entitled Understanding the Islamic Worldview. It is hoped that this study will deepen the understanding of liberalism as a secular worldview. SAS Publishers (Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers) A Unit of Scholars Academic and Scientific Society, India 2018-01-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64509/1/64509_An%20Exposition%20to%20the%20Understanding%20of%20Liberalism.pdf Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman (2018) An exposition to the understanding of liberalism. Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management (SJEBM), 5 (1 (January 2018)). pp. 80-88. ISSN 2348-8875 E-ISSN 2348-5302 http://saspjournals.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SJEBM-51-80-88.pdf |
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What is liberalism? In what ways does liberalism differ from
conservatism? These are important and interesting questions, worthy of further
discussions. This paper addressed the first question; it described liberalism as a
secular worldview in two sections. Section one delineated the meaning, history and
objective of liberalism. Section two provided an elucidation of the values or
principles of liberalism, namely, moral worth of individuals, private property and
limited government. Both liberalism and conservatism aim to promote a good life for
individuals but they differ in their conceptions of a good life. The earmark of
liberalism is that individual autonomy is the basis of a good life. Moreover,
conservatives believe that social authority is key to a good life. Much of this study
has focused on autonomy. It is made clear that autonomy is a condition of being
legislated by reason. Opposed to autonomy is heteronomy, i.e. a condition of being
legislated by God. The study has contended that liberalism is a secular worldview
because: (1) it detaches individuals from the Holy Scriptures or spiritual sources, and
(2) it places man over God and reason over revelation. This work is intended to serve
as a basis for evaluating liberal Islam which will be undertaken in my next work
entitled Understanding the Islamic Worldview. It is hoped that this study will deepen
the understanding of liberalism as a secular worldview. |
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