{"id":1234,"date":"2021-10-24T09:06:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T22:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:23:17","slug":"the-classical-liberal-tradition-a-four-hundred-year-history-of-ideas-and-movements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/the-classical-liberal-tradition-a-four-hundred-year-history-of-ideas-and-movements\/","title":{"rendered":"The Classical Liberal Tradition: A Four Hundred Year History of Ideas and Movements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Created: 24 Oct. 2021 (with 25 posts)
\nUpdated: 28 Apr. 2022 (31 posts)<\/p>\n

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[Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix, \u201cLiberty leading the People on the Barricade\u201d (1830)]<\/p>\n

A Brief Overview<\/h2>\n
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  1. \u201cThe History of Classical Liberalism in 1,730 words (and one picture)\u201d (11 Aug. 2021) here<\/a>. [Revised 12 Apr. 2022.]<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cThe Classical Liberal Tradition \u2013 A 400 Year History Of Ideas And Movements: Lecture\/Seminar Outline\u201d (22 Apr. 2022) here<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. \u201cLiberty as the Sum of All Freedoms\u201d (26 April, 2022) here<\/a>. This is an updated version of \u201cThe Key Ideas of Classical Liberalism: Foundations, Processes, Liberties\u201d (23 June, 2015) here<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. \u201cTwelve Key Concepts of Liberty\u201d (25 Apr. 2022) here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Recommended Reading<\/h2>\n
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    1. \u201cThe Classical Liberal Tradition: A 400 Year History of Ideas and Movements. An Introductory Reading List\u201d (20 May, 2021) here<\/a> [Updated: 22 Apr. 2022]<\/li>\n
    2. \u201cOne Volume Surveys of Classical Liberal Thought\u201d (11 Jan. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. \u201c600 Quotations about Liberty and Power\u201d (28 Apr. 2022) here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      A List of Posts on this Topic<\/h2>\n

      The Many Faces of Liberalism<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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      1. \u201cThe Multi-Dimensionality of Classical Liberalism\u201d (19 April, 2022) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. \u201cPlotting Liberty: The Multi-Dimensionality of Classical Liberalism and the Need for a New \u2018Left-Right\u2019 Political Spectrum\u201d Reflections on Liberty and Power (17 April, 2022) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. \u201c \u2018Hyphenated\u2019 Liberalism and the Problem of Definition\u201d (9 Aug. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      4. \u201cHyphenated Liberalism Part II: Utopian, Democratic, Revolutionary, and State Liberalism\u201d (12 Oct. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      5. \u201cThe Conservative and Revolutionary Faces of Classical Liberalism\u201d (11 Aug. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      6. \u201cHow Modern Day CL\/Libertarians Differ From \u201cClassical\u201d Classical Liberals\u201d (24 Aug. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      7. \u201cThe Incoherence and Contradictions inherent in Modern Liberal Parties (and one in particular)\u201d (21 Oct. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      8. \u201cThe Myth of a liberal \u2018Australian Way of Life\u2019\u201d (20 June 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
      9. \u201cOn the (im)Possibility of finding a \u201cThird Way\u201d between Liberalism and Socialism\u201d (19 Apr. 2022) here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Classical Liberals on the Role and Power of the State<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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        1. \u201cThe Spectrum of State Power: or a New Way of Looking at the Political Spectrum\u201d (10 Aug., 2021) here<\/a>. [Updated: 25 Apr. 2022.]<\/li>\n
        2. \u201cClassical Liberals on the Size and Functions of the State\u201d (10 Aug. 2021) here<\/a>. [Updated: 25 Apr. 2022.]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          What CLs were FOR and AGAINST<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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          1. \u201cWhat Classical Liberals were Against\u201d (12 Aug. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
          2. \u201cWhat Classical Liberals were For\u201d (13 Aug. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
          3. \u201cWhat CLs were For \u2013 Part 2: Ends and Means\u201d (19 Oct., 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            CL Visions of the Future Free Society<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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            1. \u201cClassical Liberal Visions of the Future I\u201d (27 August, 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
            2. \u201cClassical Liberal Visions of the Future II: The Contribution of Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912)\u201d (29 Aug. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
            3. \u201cClassical Liberal Visions of the Future III: Liberal Experiments, Frameworks, and Archipelagos\u201d (11 Oct. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
            4. \u201cHayek on a Liberal Utopia\u201d (11 Sept. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              CL Movements and Crusades for Liberty<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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              1. \u201cClassical Liberal Movements: A Four Hundred Year History\u201d (17 Aug. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
              2. \u201cClassical Liberalism as a Revolutionary Ideology of Emancipation\u201d (13 Oct. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
              3. \u201cClassical Liberalism as the Philosophy of Emancipation II: The \u201cTrue Radical Liberalism\u201d of Peter Boettke\u201d (17 Oct. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                CL\u2019s Successes and Failures<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. \u201cThe Success of Liberal Ideas has led to the Decline of Radical Liberal Parties\u201d (6 Sept. 2021) here<\/a><\/li>\n
                2. \u201cA Balance Sheet of the Success and Failures of Classical Liberalism\u201d (21 Apr. 2022) here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Created: 24 Oct. 2021 (with 25 posts) Updated: 28 Apr. 2022 (31 posts) [Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix, \u201cLiberty leading the People on the Barricade\u201d (1830)] A Brief Overview \u201cThe History of Classical Liberalism in 1,730 words (and one picture)\u201d (11 Aug. 2021) here. [Revised 12 Apr. 2022.] \u201cThe Classical Liberal Tradition \u2013 A 400 Year History Of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tradition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1234"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204075,"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions\/204075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/davidmhart.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}