Conservatism Key Thinkers

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Cards (40)

Hobbes: Human Nature 
Individuals are selfish and driven by a restless desire for security.
Hobbes: The State 
The state arises contractually from security and order seeking individuals.
Hobbes: Society 
There cannot be a society until the creation of a state brings order. Life under an anarchical society is "poor, short, nasty, brutish and solitary".
Hobbes: The Economy 
Constructing economic activity cannot be done without a state that guarantees order and security.
Burke: Human Nature 
We are flawed and cannot achieve perfection
Burke: The State 
Arises organically and should be aristocratic to rule the interests of all.
Burke: Society 
Organic society - multi-faceted (little platoons)
Burke: The Economy 
Trade should involve organic free markets + laissez-faire capitalism
Oakeshott: Human Nature 
Humanity is at its best when focused on routines of every day life
Oakeshott: The State 
State should be guided by tradition
Oakeshott: Society 
Localised communities essential to humanity's success
Oakeshott: The Economy 
Free markets are unpredictable and may require pragmatic moderation from the state
Rand: Human Nature 
We are and ought to be guided by rational self-interest
Rand: The State 
The state should only be involved in matters of law, order and national security
Rand: Society 
Society is atomistic - the mere sum total of its individuals. Any attempt to restrict individuals in the name of society should be challenged
Rand: The Economy 
Free market capitalism should not be hindered by the state as an expression of objectivist individualism
Nozick: Human Nature 
Individuals are driven for a need for "self-ownership" to realise their full potential
Nozick: The State 
Night watchman (minarchist) state should outsource renew and reallocate contracts to private companies to provide public services.
Nozick: Society 
Should be geared to individual and self fulfilment.
Nozick: The Economy 
The state should detach itself from a privatised and deregulated economy.
Hobbes: Human Nature 
Individuals are selfish and driven by a restless desire for security.
Hobbes: The State 
The state arises contractually from security and order seeking individuals.
Hobbes: Society 
There cannot be a society until the creation of a state brings order. Life under an anarchical society is "poor, short, nasty, brutish and solitary".
Hobbes: The Economy 
Constructing economic activity cannot be done without a state that guarantees order and security.
Burke: Human Nature 
We are flawed and cannot achieve perfection
Burke: The State 
Arises organically and should be aristocratic to rule the interests of all.
Burke: Society 
Organic society - multi-faceted (little platoons)
Burke: The Economy 
Trade should involve organic free markets + laissez-faire capitalism
Oakeshott: Human Nature 
Humanity is at its best when focused on routines of every day life
Oakeshott: The State 
State should be guided by tradition
Oakeshott: Society 
Localised communities essential to humanity's success
Oakeshott: The Economy 
Free markets are unpredictable and may require pragmatic moderation from the state
Rand: Human Nature 
We are and ought to be guided by rational self-interest
Rand: The State 
The state should only be involved in matters of law, order and national security
Rand: Society 
Society is atomistic - the mere sum total of its individuals. Any attempt to restrict individuals in the name of society should be challenged
Rand: The Economy 
Free market capitalism should not be hindered by the state as an expression of objectivist individualism
Nozick: Human Nature 
Individuals are driven for a need for "self-ownership" to realise their full potential
Nozick: The State 
Night watchman (minarchist) state should outsource renew and reallocate contracts to private companies to provide public services.
Nozick: Society 
Should be geared to individual and self fulfilment.
Nozick: The Economy 
The state should detach itself from a privatised and deregulated economy.