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Is the Liberal perspective on world politics too idealistic? This essay will look at what the liberal perspective on world politics is. It will examine the main theory of liberalism, it will also take a deeper look at the liberal ideology. It will look at the origins of liberalism and the main liberal thinkers. In order to answer the question whether the liberal perspective on world politics is too idealistic one must examine and acknowledge the fact that liberalism has been interpreted in many different ways. Liberalism can be said is a theory opposed to centralization and absolutism. The definition of liberalism has been a much disputed. The actual term can be traced back to the fourteenth century. 'The term liberal has been derived from the Latin word 'Liber' which in English means free'. (Manning D.J, 1976, page 51) One such definition of Liberalism is: 'Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition...

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