Lesson Three: The Viability of Liberal Values in Today's World

Duration: 2 blocks (80 mins each + homework)

Liberalism, like any ideology, has critics as well as supporters and faces challenges today.  This lesson will help you explore liberalism in today's world and the extent to which citizens or governments might embrace it when faced with different issues.  There are different aspects to this exploration:

• To what extent is liberalism viable- can it function and is it practical today as a set of values that can guide governments and citizens' responses to issues?
• Can you, or should you, embrace an ideology as a whole or can you pick and chose aspects of an ideology to embrace?

Please proceed to the lesson to help you answer those important questions. 

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