Capitalism Flashcards
What do traditionals and ONCs agree iron do with paternalism in the state role? Evidence?
Natural aristocracy with responsibility to look out for intellectually imperfect because of their flaws and limitations
Burke - noblesse oblige - natural born leaders who must ensure stability, hiercarchy and social order (this is what the flawed desire)
What does the new right think about paternalism in the state role, disagree with the other two strands? Evidence?
More optimistic/ rational view on human nature so more independent approach, fear dependency culture forming
Rand - rejects welfare and fears state intervention
Rand - objectivist philosophy, humans capable of identifying rational values to best serve them
What do traditional and ONC agree on to with pragmatism and the state? Evidence.
More flexible state to act in self interest - people are flawed and need help. State is necessary, strong laws to establish law and order but yes to increasing social welfare to maintain key conservative values
Burke - a state without some means of change is without means of conservation
Disraeli times - increasing Keynesian economics needed (flexible state)
What does the new right think about pragmatism and the state, disagreeing? Evidence?
More rational therefore less flexible beliefs in role of the state
Rand - roll back state
Nozick - welfare is on par with forced labour
What do traditionals and ONC agree on to do with the state and human nature
Natural aristocracy, flawed and need help, responsibility to attend to interests if lower hierarchy who have limitations (society naturally unequal)
Burke - noblesse oblige
What does the new right think about the state and human nature? Evidence?
Rational / optimistic, individual and fear of dependence culture forming
Rand - roll back state
What do traditionals think to do with tradition and human nature? Evidence?
Lessons learned from last, limited morally,psychologically and intellectually therefore we need stability and order
Burke - society is a partnership between the living, the dead and the yet to the born
What do ONCs think to do with tradition and human nature? Evidence?
Agree with hierarchy /tradition of not everyone having the same responsibility, but disagree because like more welfare to stop society falling into two groups of rich and poor
What do traditionals think to do with tradition and human nature that goes on the disagree side? Evidence
More natural view compared to ONCs social welfare emphasis
Oakeshott - the political world is bottomless and boundless
What does the new right think about traditionals and human nature? Evidence
Actions of individuals make up society (suggests not born this way, not a tradition?) meritocracy
Rand - man must be the beneficiary of his own actions
What do ONCs and traditionals agree on about paternalism and the economy? Evidence
Paternalistic view of the economy
Burke - noblesse oblige
MacMillan era - Keynesian economics, middle way planned capitalism
In what ways do ONCs disagree with traditions on paternalism and the economy
Say more intervention necessary
What does the new right think about paternalism and the economy that disagrees with the other two strands? Evidence?
State involvement in market causes inefficient and dependency
Nozick - welfare on par with forced labour
Resent ‘dead hand of the state’
What do the strands agree on to do with human imperfection and the economy?
Humans are flawed and imperfect so capitalism can have a negative effect on this.
Disraeli (ONC) - concerned about two groups of poor and rich forming
New right - say this is why we need order / organic society
What does the new right think about human perfection and the economy that disagrees? Evidence.
We are greedy and want wealth therefore free market
Rand - ethical egoism and exercising rational self interest
How does traditionals differ to the new right over their view of human imperfection and the economy? Evidence.
More weary of negative impacts liaises faire can have
Hobbes - need strong authoritarian govt ‘society cannot exist before the creation of the state’ - implies increased involvement because of human imperfection
