KEY THINKERS Flashcards
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WHO R THE 5 CONSERVATIVE KEY THINKERS?
OAKESHOTT
RAND
NOZICK
HOBBES
BURKE
WHAT TYPE OF CONSERVATIVE IS HOBBES?
TRADITIONAL
WHAT DOES HOBBES SAY ABOUT THE STATE OF NATURE?
WILL BE “NASTY, BRUTISH AND SHORT” WITHOUT THE STATE - PESSIMISTIC VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE
WHAT TYPE OF CONSERVATIVE IS OAKESHOTT?
TRADITIONAL
WHAT OAKESHOTT QUOTE LINKS TO TRADITION?
“SOCIETY’S PRESENT DIRECTION STEMS FROM ITS PAST DEVELOPMENTS”
WHAT OAKESHOTT QUOTES LINKS TO PRAGMATISM?
CONSERVATIVES PREFER “THE ACTUAL TO THE POSSIBLE” - ARTICULATED IN HIS ESSAY ON BEING CONSERVATIVE
WHAT OAKESHOTT QUOTE LINKS TO THE ROLE OF THE STATE?
“THE ROLE OF THE STATE IS TO PREVENT BAD RATHER THAN CREATE GOOD”
WHAT DOES OAKESHOTT’S METPAHOR OF THE SHIP EXPLAIN?
ROLE OF THE STATE IS TO KEEP THE SHIP AFFLOAT AS OPPOSED TO STEERING THE SHIP.
WHAT TYPE OF CONSERVATIVE IS BURKE?
TRADITIONAL
WHAT WAS BURKE’S FAMOUS QUOTE ABOUT CHANGE?
“CHANGE TO CONSERVE”|
WHAT DOES BURKE’S LITTLE PLATOONS REFER TO?
INDIVIDUALS R ROOTED IN SOCIETY AND ITS SOCIAL GROUPS E.G CHURCH, FAMILY ETC
WHAT BURKE QUOTE EXPLAINS HOW HE VIEWS SOCIETY?
SOCIETY AS “A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THOSE WHO R LIVING, THOSE WHO R DEAD AND THOSE WHO R TO BE BORN”
WHAT BURKE QUOTE LINKS TO HIERACHY?
“THE WISER, STRONGER AND MORE OPULENT” SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE NATURAL HIERACHY
WHAT TYPE OF CONSERVATIVE IS RAND?
NEOLIBERAL
WHAT IS RAND’S KEY PHILOSOPHY CALLED?
OBJECTIVISM
WHAT IS OBJECTIVISM?
RATIONAL SELF INTERESTS ARE THE PROPER MORAL PURPOSE OF LIFE, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS R PARAMOUNT AND THE ONLY APPROPRIATE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM IS 1 WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO PURSUE THEIR OWN GOALS WIHTHOUT COERCION.
WHY DOES RAND BELIEVE A FREE MARKET IS VITAL TO INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM?
ONLY SYSTEM THAT FULLY RESPECTS AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL - OPPOSED STATISM AS A RESULT - SUBORDINATES INDIVIDUALS TO THE COLLECTIVE AND MAKES THE STATE THE ARBITER OF WHO GETS WHAT.
WHY DOES RAND REJECT THE WELFARE STATE?
- DUE TO BELIEF IN OBJECTIVISM
- REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH CAN BE SEEN AS ALTRUISM WHICH RAND REJECTED AS A MORAL IDEA
WHAT TYPE OF CONSERVATIVE IS NOZICK?
NEOLIBERAL
WHY DOES NOZICK SUPPORT THE FREE MARKET?
ARGUED THAT PEOPLE HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR BODY AND LABOUR - FREE MARKETS R BASED ON VOLUNTARY EXCHANGES BETWEEN SELF-OWNING INDIVIDUALS WHICH RESPECTS RIGHTS.
WHAT DID NOZICK SAY ABOUT TAX?
“TAX IS THEFT”
WHY DID NOZICK REJECT THE WELFARE STATE?
REDISTRIBUTION IS A VIOLATION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND IS MORALLY EQUIVALENT TO FORCED LABOUR.
WHAT QUOTE SHOWS RAND’S STANCE ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE?
“THE ONLY PURPOSE OF THE GOVT IS TO PROTECT MAN’S RIGHTS”
