Organic Society Flashcards
Finish the sentence:
Conservatives believe that humans are dependent and
Security seeking creatures
Finish the sentence:
The individual cannot be separated from society but is…
Part of the social groups that nurture him or her such as family and the community
What do the groups provide individual life with?
Security and meaning
Why are traditional conservatives reluctant to understand freedom in negative terms?
The individual is left alone and suffers
What does freedom involve for a conservative?
Doing ones duty
Finish the sentence:
Conservatives believe that a society in which individuals know only their rights and
Not their responsibilities would be “rootless + atomistic”
What holds society together?
The bonds of duty and obligation
What have conservatives traditionally subscribed to?
Organicism
What does organicism believe?
Society is a living organism whose parts work together
Finish the sentence:
Organic society is ultimately fashioned by:
Natural necessity
Give an example of how organic society is fashioned by natural necessity
Family was not invented but is a product of natural social impulses
How does the organic view of society differ from the liberal and socialist views
They have a more mechanical view of society
Finish the sentence
If society is organic, it’s structures and institutions have…
Been shaped by forces beyond human control and perhaps beyond human understanding
What should be preserved?
The delicate “fabric” of society should be preserved and respected by the individuals who live in it
What do institutions contribute?
To maintaining the larger social whole
Finish the sentence:
By virtue of existing…
Institutions demonstrate that they are worthwhile and desirable
Finish the sentence:
Any attempt to reform or…
Abolish an institution is fraught with dangers
What has the ride of the New Right weakened support for?
Organic ideas and theories
What do the New Right think society is a product of?
The actions of self seeking and self reliant individuals
What did Thatcher say?
There is no such thing as society
