Political

Ideologies
 Ideology
was conceived in 1976
by French philosopher
Destutt de Tracy
• He called this
“ science of
ideas”
ideologie
• is a set of
opinions or
beliefs of a group
or an individual
• very often ideology
refers to a set of
political beliefs or a
set of ideas that
characterize a
particular culture
 Political Ideology
 is a set of related beliefs
about political theory
and policy held by an
individuals or a social
class.
Different
Political
Ideologies
 Liberalism
 is a political ideology
that gives importance to
the fulfilment of the
individual through the
satisfaction of his
interests.
ELEMENTS
OF
LIBERALISM
Individualism
• Is the central
principle of
liberalism
The human
individual is
given the most
importance.
 Freedom
• is the principal
attribute of
liberal ideology
• Faith is placed
on the individual
who can act
according to his
desires.
• Nevertheless, because
the exercise of one’s
freedom my clash with
the exercise of another
person’s rights,
individual liberty is not
without limitations
• Freedom is
therefore not
absolute and must
be exercised with
due regard to the
rights of others.
•Thus, what liberals
advocate is equal
liberty for everyone,
subject to the
occasional
“inconvenience”
• The Civil Code of
the Philippines
contains provisions
that clearly
illustrate the above
principle.
 Article 19
• Every person must, in the
exercise of his rights and in
the performance of his
duties, act with justice, give
everyone his due, and
observe honesty and good
faith
 Article 20
• Every person who,
contrary to law willfully
or negligently causes
damage to another, shall
indemnify the latter for
the same
 Article 21
• Any person who wilfully
causes loss or damage to
another in a manner that is
contrary to morals, good
customs or public policy shall
compensate the latter for the
damage.
 Reason
• Liberals think that
individuals have the
capacity to correctly
decide matters
concerning their
interests.
 Equality
• Liberals are committed
to political equality (one
person, one vote; one
vote one value) And to
legal equality
 Toleration
• To liberals,
toleration assures
individual liberty
and social
enrichment.
 Consent
• Consent or agreement
forms the basis of social
relationship and
authority in the mind of
liberals.
 Constitutionalism
• The limited
government that
liberals advocate results
from the diffusion of
government