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radicalism

radicalism Radicalism is an extreme form of liberalism marked by a tendency to embrace new ideas or changes simply because they are new.

Radicalism is an extreme form of liberalism marked by a tendency to embrace new ideas or changes simply because they are new. In this historical source, it is contrasted with conservatism as part of social attitudes toward reform and change.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Liberalism” (Liberalism).
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