Conservativism Flashcards
Theories, Thinkers and Themes
1
Q
Changing to Conserve - Burke
A
Update and Maintain, change is inevitable but must be appropriate (like building)
2
Q
Conservative party different to conservatism
A
Combination of principals, liberal and conservative, support free market and market driven change
3
Q
Origins
A
Reaction to enlightenment, equality, tolerance, individual rights, growing sense of reason and progress to ideal society
French revolution, embodied enlightenment values (remove monarch and illogical assumptions, created republic, guillotine used for fair equal death, went too far (society too strict many died to achieve enlightenment, evidence for future) led to accepting reform not revolution, change is dangerous (Burke)