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• I suggest a reasonable approximation of the number of plausible liberalisms ranges from 22 to 57.
• In all, I identify a total of six main possible liberal postulates.
• 1. Ontological individualism (or, the denial of the existence of any truly corporate person or body)
• even social aggregates can be accurately described only by identifying and explaining actions taken by individual persons.
• Many liberals, most famously John Rawls, insist that “freedom of conscience” depends on political society having secular foundations. Others, such as James Madison, argue that freedom of conscience can only be defended as a God-given right.

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