ABSTRACT
Is modern liberalism, as a political ideal, intrinsically related to critical thinking, as an educational ideal? That is the central question of this chapter. It is not our intention to give a complete and well-considered answer to this question. Our main aim is to do some preliminary work, in particular by making relevant distinctions and by localising the real differences of opinion. First, however, we shall briefly clarify the core concepts of our question so that at least it will be clear what the issue is that we want to discuss.
