State Flashcards
What is meant by the state?
-A Political unit with sovereignty over a particular society.
Whilst there is some disagreements from neo liberals over…
…state intervention, social issues (particularly in the expression of individualism) and foregin policy.
Main argument of the state essay?
It is a stronger argument to suggest…
Conservatives agree to a large extent over the roles and function of the state.
Two main points of the state essay?
1 Ruling class paternally governs for benefit of all- create peace and stablity to allow for organic society.
2.Need for authority, law/order to ensure psychological security due to our poor human nature.
Two main counterpoints of the state essay?
- Mixed opinions on state intervention and paternally governing.
2.Disagree on view of human nature, rationality and individualism.
Which conservatives agree that the ruling class paternally benefits us all- creating peace and stability for an organic society to develop?
Burke- noblesse oblige- ruling class have a duty of care in a heirarchical position.
Hobbes should be ran by an absolute monarch over a commonwealth (rank+ influence)
ONC- organic paternalists- Oakshott- change to conserve+ maintain heirarchy.
Which conservatives agree that there is a need for authority, law/ order to ensure psychological security due to our poor human nature?
Humans are limited and dependent, craving security and order, liberty + uncertainty Intellectually, psychologically , morally flawed
**Traditional- **Hobbes- life in the state of nature is ‘nasty, brutish and short’- Burke- we are not guided by reason.
Neo Conservative- Pyschologically and morally flawed- prone to immorality.
Burke, Oakeshott, Hobbes- society mitigates imperfection through pragmatism, heirachy and tradition.
Which conservatives disagree and argue in disagreement of state intervention and paternally governing?
Oakeshott- distrustful of paternally ruling- not empirical and ignores limits of human reason.
Neo- liberals- paternalism arrests individual development + causes state dependence + resricts negative freedom- welfare ect.
disagree with earlier traditionalists- pragmatism and paternalism v important.
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Which conservatives disagree and argue that humans are not fundamentally flawed and are rational and individualistic? (over the extent of our flaws).
-Neo liberals- Rand+ Nozick- humans are capable of rational thought and do things for self- interest not because they are flawed. +ATOMISITC.
-Nozick- blames heirarchy on the welfare state.-resist organic society- society before state- believe in radical change and dont agree with.a natural heirarchy.
DISAGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
