This article discusses the genesis of the ideology of liberalism, the factors of its formation and development. The author emphasizes that the process of the emergence of this philosophical category is associated with a change in democratic processes in human history, including processes in European countries. The relationship of the ideology of liberalism with the practical expression of universal values, interests and desires of the individual in society, with democratic reforms is also studied. The article describes the phenomenon of manifestation of the ideology of liberalism in the conditions of New Uzbekistan.