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EXAMINE THE CORE ELEMENTS OF LIBERALISM AND DISCUSS THE CONSERVATIVE CRITICISMS OF LIBERALISM.

In order to examine the core elements of liberalism and discuss the conservative criticisms of liberalism I must address the key topics of the essay. I need to know what exactly being a liberal or conservative is all about and therefore must examine their political ideologies and history. I will also address their main goals, beliefs, values and key thinkers and the differences between the two. Firstly, I must establish what exactly is a political ideology.

John Rawls and Robert Nozik were the first people to sit down and investigate political theories. They came to the conclusion that they seek to analyse and explain the world in terms of moral values and philosophical beliefs. Therefore, an ideology is a fluid set of ideas which provide basis for some kind of political action. They contain both descriptive and normative ideas. They offer an account of how society works, a vision of the desired future and an outline of how this political change should be brought about i.e. it is ac...

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