Liberal Democracy
Title: Liberal Democracy
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 1501 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Liberal Democracy
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 1501 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The concept of 'democracy' was first conceived in Athens, Greece around 400bc. Democracy was the characteristic form of government in Athens, home to Socrates and Plato. We acknowledge that Plato had no high opinions regarding the much valued Athens democratic systems (the political systems that Socrates was put to death under), however, Socrates and Plato accept its unrivaled attractiveness and its acceptance of human rights and freedom, "Well, in the first place, the members of
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only exist to a limit, i.e. inequality between men and woman in the work place also hinders opportunities.
Thomas Hobbes would argue that men are too selfish a race for liberalism to exist. He has also stated that government is established to control men from their brutish nature. Both John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu would argue that men are fundamentally good and are capable to live freely under the protection of the government.