IDEOLOGIES - Conservatism Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 7 core values of conservatism?
A
- Tradition
- Human Imperfection
- Authority and hierarchy
- Organic society
- Property
- Pragmatism
- Skepticism and empiricisism
2
Q
Who are the 5 key conservative thinkers?
A
- Hobbes
- Burke
- Oakeshott
- Nozick
- Rand
3
Q
What is the origin of conservative thought?
A
Conservativism arose amid the wild change of the mid-20th century, with revolutions in France and America as well as growing industrialization causing great social and economic change.
4
Q
What was Burke’s perceptions on whether conservatives are ‘resistant to change’? [QUOTE]
A
“A state without the means of some change is without the means of its own conservation.”
- Reflection on a revolution in France
5
Q
Why does conservatism ‘as an ideology’ often receive criticism?
A
- Many argue it is characterized by a resistance to change rather than a
