10.2 Differing views/tensions in conservatism - Traditional Conservatism Flashcards
TRADITIONAL CONSERVATISM - REACTIONARY
TRADITIONAL CONSERVATISM - REACTIONARY
What was traditional conservatism a reaction to?
The ideas of the Enlightenment and the events of the French Revolution
What did traditional conservatism resist the decline of?
The decline of aristocratic rule
Who were one of the last examples of inflexible autocratic conservatism?
Romanov royal family, deposed in the Russian Revolution
Who were one of the last examples of inflexible autocratic conservatism?
Romanov royal family, deposed in the Russian Revolution
TRADITIONAL CONSERVATISM - NON-REACTIONARY
TRADITIONAL CONSERVATISM - NON-REACTIONARY
What was Burke clear that conservatism must counter?
Enlightenment ideas
What did traditional conservatives believe led to the French revolution?
Rationalist delusions
TRADITIONAL CONSERVATISM - A NATURAL DISPOSITION
TRADITIONAL CONSERVATISM - A NATURAL DISPOSITION
What does Michael Oakeshott focus on in conservatism?
The psychological and intellectual aspects of human imprfection
What did Michael Oakeshott focus on in conservatism?
The psychological and intellectual aspects of human imperfection
What did Michael Oakeshott believe about conservatism?
It was a natural disposition rather than a political idea or ideology
What is a Michael Oakeshott quote about tradition?
‘What has stood the test of time is good and must not be lightly cast aside’
What does Oakeshott’s politics of faith argue?
That humans’ intellectual inability to comprehend reality means that any abstract thought, divorced from experience, will be flawed
What does Oakeshott believe governments must rely on to govern?
Empirical informed pragmatism
