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Full Idea
The basic liberal values are pluralism, freedom, rights, equality, and distributive justice. What makes them basically valuable is that they enable individuals to live autonomously.
Gist of Idea
Liberal basics are pluralism, freedom, rights, equality, and distributive justice - for autonomy
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 01.2)
Book Ref
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.5
A Reaction
Helpful. Kekes identifies respect for autonomy as the single value which unites all liberal doctrines (and he traces it back to Kant).
Related Idea
Idea 23091 Why do liberals not see a much wider range of values as basic? [Kekes]