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A British philosopher, Berlin distinguished negative from positive liberty and championed value pluralism, warning against totalitarian utopias and becoming a reference of 20th-century liberal thought.
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Isaiah Berlin leans further toward federal than 78% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Structure is where Isaiah Berlin stands furthest from the rest.
On Economy, Isaiah Berlin sits practically at the catalog median.
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Reformist current that reinterprets Islam in light of reason, human rights and pluralism, advocating democracy, gender equality, a non-confessional state and freedom of conscience, in Muhammad Abduh's modernist tradition.
Doctrine that organizes the state through a constitutional division of power between a central government and autonomous regional units, such as cantons or states, with their own competencies, independent courts, and mutual checks against excessive concentration of power.
Political tradition that values popular sovereignty, civic virtue, and the rule of law, defending citizens' self-government, the separation of powers, and protection against tyranny and the corruption of power.
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Clerical FascismThird Position26%
An American conservationist, Leopold formulated the land ethic and defended a responsible relationship between human communities and soils, waters, and ecosystems, inspiring modern environmentalism.
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A federal parliamentary monarchy, Canada combines stable democracy, multiculturalism, a broad welfare state, and a market economy rich in natural resources, with a strong commitment to rights and diversity.
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During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
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