Thomas Pangle: Liberal Education & Liberal Democracy

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Erik Schneider

University of Texas: Thomas Pangle: Liberal Education & Liberal DemocracySource:University of Texas– Professor Thomas Pangle.

“Video recording of a lecture given at Furman University on March 23, 2011 as part of their Tocqueville Lecture Series.
Keywords

political science, liberal education, liberal democracy, democracy”

From The University of Texas

Liberal education to me at least is about teaching people how to think, not what to think. Separating fact from fiction as well as opinion. And once people are educated and able to do these things for themselves, they tend to do well and are able to make the right decisions and inform intelligent opinions and views based on the best available evidence.

Liberal democracy is about rights and freedom. Not just voting and voting to take away people’s rights. And freedom and somehow calling that democracy. But in liberal democracy, voting is of course part of that but more importantly (I would argue) individual rights and freedom are paramount. And that all individuals have that until we infringe on others rights and freedom. And ability for them to live their own lives.

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About Erik Schneider

I use the American Liberal photo as the cover photo for this blog, because that’s exactly what I am. And no, not in the stereotypical, sort of pop culture sense of what an American Liberal is supposed to be. But someone who represents what American liberalism, as well as European liberalism, and perhaps the liberalism of the rest of the world outside of the United States. Liberals are people who believe in defense of liberal democracy, as well as the preservation of liberal democracy. And of course we also believe in liberal democracy with all the individual rights, and other liberal values that come from liberal democracy, the liberal democratic form of government, like equal opportunity, equal rights, equal justice, property rights, individual freedom and freedom of choice for everybody, as well as limited but responsible government, and fiscal responsibility
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