Key ideas Flashcards
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Human nature
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- Stress on human imperfection (due to the original sin)
- Reject the view that human nature is malleable or plastic instead it is fixed and constant
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Localism
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- Society is a collection of localised communities “little platoons”
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Organicism
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- Society cannot be created but is something that emerges gradually and organically
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Empiricism
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- Emphasis of what is rather than what should be and evidence over theory
- Conservatives short term view with no clear view of how society might evoke in years to come
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Tradition
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- Change and reform aren’t inevitable but should be slow and not drastic
- Customs and habits provide security in an uncertain world
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Hierarchy
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- Imperfections in humanity lead to inequalities within human nature
- Burke claims “the wiser, stronger and more opulent” establish a hierarchy of power and privilege
- Compromise known as paternalism/noblesse oblige
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Judaeo-christian morality
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- Belief in the original sin
- More linked to religion eg emphasis on marriage
- religious principles help bind individuals together and curb the imperfections both christians and conservatism see
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Property
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- Property is closely tied to tradition and continuity
- Property is passed down each generation which provides stability in an imperfect world
- Property needs maintenances as does society
- Property is a stake in society and to discourage a revolution property owners have a duty of care towards others
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New right’s belief about society ?
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- Extend property ownership throughout society
- Emphasis on individual liberty
- Individualism is best pursued in a society that provides security and discipline needed
10
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Order and authority
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- State should provide security and order
- Only the state can provide law and order
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Organic origins
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- Prefer a state that has emerged gradually and is a response to humanity’s needs
- Eg supportive of an uncodified constitution as it has evolved organically
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Ruling class
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- Those who hold power should be aristocratic and hereditary (paternalistic responsibilities)
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The nation state
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- The state should serve the nation
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New right conservatives view of the state
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- The state should roll back it’s frontiers to strengthen the nation state
- Need to streamline the sate to make it ‘leaner and fitter’ in the process
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Views on the economy
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- Pro-capitalism and laissez faire economics
