classical liberalism

noun

Etymology

A retronym to distinguish earlier 19th-century liberalism from social liberalism.

Definitions

  1. A political ideology and a branch of liberalism that advocates civil liberties under the…

    A political ideology and a branch of liberalism that advocates civil liberties under the rule of law with an emphasis on economic freedom.

    • It was during this period of industrialization that the individualistic world view of classical liberalism became the dominant ideology of capitalism.

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