Its been a while since ive read george h smiths the system of liberty themes in the history of classical liberalism but i thought it was pretty terrific whats good about it basically is that he lays out two main views of liberalism one called old and the other called new. The system of liberty themes in the history of classical liberalism is a slim book but is packed with a lifetimes worth of knowledge and insight all set out in clear and elegant prose as the subtitle suggests this is not a simple narrative work although there is an implicit narrative which traces liberalism back to the seventeenth . The system of liberty themes in the history of classical liberalism george h smith 2013 george h smith 1107005078 9781107005075 225 pages cambridge university press 2013 the system of liberty themes in the history of classical liberalism 2013 liberal individualism or classical liberalism as it is often called . Liberal individualism or classical liberalism as it is often called refers to a political philosophy in which liberty plays the central role this book demonstrates a conceptual unity within the manifestations of classical liberalism by tracing the history of several interrelated and reinforcing themes. last version the system of liberty themes in the history of classical liberalism uploaded by karl may the book covers themes in the history of classical liberalism and it has chapters that cover liberalism old and new liberalism and the public good liberal ideology and political philosophy the idea of freedom and conflicts in