conservative branches Flashcards
what is the one nation view of pragmatism?
- recognise the role of the state must change in response to industrialisation and inequality
- want to strike a balance between maintaining hierachy and traditional institutions while combatting inequality
- need to encompass working class ideas to prevent revolt
what was the new right view on pragmatism and tradition?
- their ideological approach can be seen as a rejection of empiricism
- their promotion of moral and legal codes of behavior could be seen as superficially pragmatic as it tried to promote order and stability ( however this too was rooted in ideology
- neo conc promote anti permissiveness- traditional values in society e.g nuclear family
what is the traditional and one nation conservative view on tradition?
- tradition is the accumulation of the wisdom of past societies, traditional institutions are tried and tested
- one nation see the need for some change in the face of industralisation, this remains true to tradition
what is the traditional conservative view on hierachy and paternalism?
- authoritarian approach: the state (the aristocracy) knows what is best for the people
- this approach is best to ensure stability
- hierachy provides clear roles for individuals in society promoting harmony
what is the one nation view of paternalism and hierachy?
- it is the role fo the state to look after those less priviledged
- “nobbless oblige” - the priviledged have a duty to those less fortunate
- is in part an approach taken to adapt to growing class consciosness
what was the new right view of hierachy and paternalism?
- believed state intervention limited individual freedom and economic growth
- promoted individualism, autonomy and merticoracy
- promote atomism
- believed that alturism created dependency by those that were helped (ayn rand)
what is the traditional conservative view on capitalism?
- ownership of propery promotes social responsibility, stability and order as owners have a stake in society
- endorsed capitalism as the most pragmatic approach
- feared the free market leading to instability
what is the one nation view of capitalism?
- supports capitalism as it the most practical and efficient (pragmatism)
- endorsed greater state intervention in the face of industrialisation
- state intervention was the pragmatic approach in order to appeal to the working class and prevent revolt
- pateralism: the state should take steps to improve welfare
what is the new right view of capitalism?
- driven by libertarianism: the economy should promote individual freedom
- advocated very minimal state intervention
- believe the right to property is a fundemental right- believed it promoted self reliance and economic initiative
what characterises neo liberalism?
- free market economy leads to the best allocation of resources, welfare is a drain on resources
- focus on supply side policies to encorage
growth - atomism
- individual rationality
- see property as a matter for the individual, not restrained by social duty
what characterises authoritarian conservatism?
- pessimistic view of human nature
- argue for a large state
- organic society
- individuals have a duty to society- these dutys do not restrict freedom
- limited role of the state in the economy
what characterises one nation conservatism?
- pragmatism
- protection of traditional institutions
- paternalism/ nobless oblige
- society is best maintained by reducing poverty to reduce resentment
- social obligation rather than individualism
why do conservatives see value in private poperty?
- private property garners respect
- propoerty owners have a stake in society/ community and therefore have a desire to maintain law and order
what do conservatives believe crime is a product of?
- human instinct, not a product of inequality
what is social conservatism?
belief that society is a fragile network of relationships which need to be upheld through duty and traditional institutions
