Conservatism Flashcards
1
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Stages of Conservatism?
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- Traditional
- One-Nation
- New Right
2
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Conservatism on Human Nature ?
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Humans can never be perfect
3
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Conservatism on Society ?
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Like stability and orderly change
4
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Conservatism on Economy ?
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- Capitalism
- Lessaiz Faire
- Protection of Property
- Tariffs
5
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Conservatism on State ?
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- Provide order and authority
- Large
6
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Thomas Hobbes ?
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- Large state
- Scary leader
- State contol law and order
- State of Nature cannot work
7
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Edmund Burke ?
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- Devolved Power
- Free Trade
- Some revolution ok - build on things to improve
- Human mistakes happen it is ok
8
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Micheal Oakeshott ?
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- State should ‘prevent the bad rather than create good’
- Do not look for perfection just enjoy the present
- State cannot create new society
- Humans are fallible but not terrible
- “A known good is not lightly surrendered for an unknown better”
9
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One Nation Conservatism ?
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Although people have their differences, everyone is working for a common cause and so the nation should unite
10
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What did Benjamin Disraeli PM do ?
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Introduced Factory Act 1874 - Improved working conditions to unite the people
11
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What did Otto Van Bismarck do ?
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- Introduced Tariffs to protect german workers’ jobs
- Introduced state pension and sick pay for workers
12
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New Right Conservatism ?
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- Privatised business
- Tough law and order
- End welfare state
- Less immigration
- Stronger national defence
13
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What did Robert Nozick think ?
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- Small State
- Dislike welfare state
- Individualism
- Free-markets
- ‘Minarchy’
14
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What did Ayn Rand think ?
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- Small state
- Individuals make society
- Rolling back frontiers
- Humans are rational
- Selfishness is sometimes right
