Conservatism Flashcards
1
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Who are the 5 key thinkers ?
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Thomas Hobbes, Edmund Burke , Michael Oakeshottt,Ayn Rand , Robert Nozick
2
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What were the two key ideas by Hobbes ?
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The need for order and human nature
3
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What were the two key ideas by Burke ?
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Change in order to conserve , tradition and empiricism
4
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What were the two key ideas by Oakeshott ?
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Human imperfection and pragmatism (use sense and data )
5
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What were the two key ideas by Rand ?
A
objectivism and freedom
6
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What were the two key ideas by Nozick ?
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Libertarianism and self ownership
7
Q
How to conservatives view people ?
A
Conservatives hold a pessimistic view on people , being that they are irrational and if left alone will suffer
8
Q
What does anomic mean ?
A
lacking social or ethical morals
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