Conservatism Flashcards
What is noblesse oblige?
A duty of the wealthy to look after those less fortunate
What is empiricism?
Using experience and wisdom of ages to guide decisions
What is Organic state/Society?
Like a living organism, balance and harmony important for society
What is libertarianism?
Extension of laissez faire where there are as few regulations as possible
What is egotistical individualism?
Individual freedom is based in self interest
What is one-nation conservatism ?
Change is needed for cohesion and unity between all in the country?
What are Hobbes’ beliefs?
- Ordered society
- Imperfect Human nature, vulnerable
What are Burkes’ beliefs?
- Political change with great caution and organically
- Tradition and empiricism
What are Oakeshotts beliefs?
- Imperfect Humans
- Pragmatism
What are Rands beliefs?
- Objectivism
- Freedom
Hobbes - Life in a state of nature would be…
solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short
Hobbes - The condition of man…
is condition of war of everyone against everyone?
Burke - We love…
the little platoon to which we belong?
Burke - The state without the means to change…
is without the means of its conservation
Rand - Money is…
the barometer of a society’s virtue
What are the two types of Conservatives?
One nation and new right
What sort of contract does Hobbes believe in?
Social contract
What is most important to all conservatives?
Tradition and family values
What type of state do One nation cons believe in?
Paternalistic state
What does Nozick believe in?
- Libertarianism
- Self-ownership
What 4 things do all conservatives agree on?
- Tradition
- Empiricism
- Hierarchy
- Social contract
What approach to politics do One nations believe in?
Pragmatic approach
What approach to politics do New Right cons believe in?
Dogmatic
What is anti-permissiveness and who believes in it?
New Right - Not allowing people to make their own moral choices
