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Aristotle was too early to have anything to do with liberalism.

David Hume doesn't have much to do with political philosophy.
But I would say: Hume AND Kant are thinkers in the tradition of liberalism.

But liberalism was founded by a bunch of different thinkers.
The first great work on liberalism is by John Locke.

>>22629521
Yes!

>>22629490
Aristotle would spit in your face for calling him a liberal

>>22629521
He wrote things on government and ethics, I think he fits

>>22629490
>In the context of European politics, a liberal (i.e., when the word is used without a modifier) is generally understood to refer to a classical liberal, who may be either centre-left or centre-right. As a result, a European classical liberal usually refers to a centre-right person with prominent economically liberal tendencies
That does not explain shit

>>22629490
>>22631008
that explains too much
Six things come from the individual. Four come from groups. Reality itself is not subject to exchange or governance. They light be liberal in their epistemological judgements but I don't think you can be political about the matter itself.

>>22631010
What? The definition says:
>a liberal is a classical liberal
To this i ask what is a classical liberal
>who may or not be centre left or centre right
That tells me nothing about the definition of liberal, someone who is not a liberal could also be centre-left or centre-right
>European classical liberal usually refers to a centre-right person
What? you just told me that it could also be centre-left
>prominent economically liberal tendencies
A liberal is someone who has liberal economic tendencies. wow

>They light be liberal in their epistemological judgements
Liberal epistemologically? Liberal is a political concept