conservatism and the state

Question 1

agree

Answer 1

state is to maintain law and order

Question 2

traditional law and order

Answer 2

burke: “the inclinations of man should frequently be thwarted” because of our human nature

Question 3

one nation law and order

Answer 3

oakeshott: “politics is not the art of imposing a way of life but organising a common life”

Question 4

neoconservatives

Answer 4

criminal justice

Question 5

disagree?

Answer 5

level of state intervention in economy

Question 6

traditional cons on economy

Answer 6

hobbes believed a truly free market was impossible to achieve because people couldn’t be trusted to operate in such a manner without abusing their freedom. state should have a degree of intervention

Question 7

neo cons on economy

Answer 7

nozick night watchman state- the state should mitigate any problem and return to the sidelines. we are capable of reason “rand” so having a free market is possible

Question 8

one nation

Answer 8

oakeshott believed the free market was volatile and unpredictable so it requires pragmatic moderation by the state due to the limited capacity of humans.

Question 9

disagree

Answer 9

how the state should intervene

Question 10

neo con on state intervention

Answer 10

nozick ‘state and utopia 1794’ rejects welfare and redistribution

thatcher- “if you want to cut your own throat don’t come to be for a bandage

rand “i will never live for the sake of another”

Question 11

one nation on state intervention

Answer 11

promote state provided welfare in the ideals of noblesse oblige. Disraeli postulated that the privelidged should take care of poor. 1875 artisans dwelling act was a form of noblesse oblige

Question 12

traditional cons on state intervention

Answer 12

no state intervention and no democracy. “no mode of election operating in the spirit or sortition or rotation can be good in a govt”