conservatism

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Olivia Cockle

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what does conservatism aim to do
conserve society and maintain traditional ideas
what are the 4 strands of conservatism
traditional, new right - Neo liberal, new right - Neo-conservative and one nation
name the conservative key thinkers
Thomas Hobbes, Edmund Burke, Micheal Oakeshott, Ayn Rand and Robert Nozick
what strand is Hobbes
traditional
what strand is Oakeshott
one nation/traditional
what strand is Rand
new right
what strand is Burke
one nation
what strand is Nozick
new right
what is pragmatism
dealing with issues in a logical way using tested methods
which conservative strand is more pragmatic
one nation
give an example of a pragmatic party leader
John Major
how is John major pragmatic compared to thatcher
Thatcher (new right strand) proposed a poll tax - something that John Major (one nation strand) saw as being not a pragmatic decision and replaced with the Council Tax.
what do conservatives believe about tradition
events in the past hold knowledge for people in the present.
which key thinker strongly supported tradition
Edmund Burke
what is the organic society
society is like a biological organism banded together for stability
what's human imperfection
humans are flawed and incapable of perfection
what is the organic society constantly doing
changing
what type of change do conservatives like
gradual and they believe in change to conserve
give an example of change to conserve
One-nation conservatism emerged as a response to capitalism in Britain during the industrial revolution. PM Disraeli tried to bring society together to form ‘one nation’
give an example of change to conserve in relation to the franchise
the Conservative Party were instrumental in bringing women the vote in 1918 and 1928
what is paternalism
policy or practice of people in authority restricting freedoms or responsibilities of subordinates for their own good
which 3 conservative concepts are linked together
authority + hierarchy + paternalism
what type of authority does max weber argue conservatives favour
traditional authority
give an example of traditional authority in the uk
monarchy
what do conservatives think about hierarchy
its fair and beneficial as different people are suited to different positions
what do new rights think about hierarchy
New Right conservatives don’t necessarily want to preserve order and hierarchy, instead believe inequalities lead to people to work harder to improve their place in life.
what two types of paternalism are there
hard and soft
what is noblesse oblige and which strand believe in it
obligation to look after lower classes, one nation agreed with this
who created Neo-fuedalism
Disraeli and Burke
what is Neo-fuedalism
society based on class structures
what is the new right view on paternalism
rejected many paternalist ideas - instead there was a focus on individualism and no obligation to look after the working class
how did thatcher reject paternalism
cut welfare benefits and state pensions
what is empiricism
the idea that we only get knowledge from experiences
what's libertarianism
limited government intervention of the economy and promotion of freedom and autonomy
which strand agrees with libertarianism
neo-liberals
what's anti-permissiveness
not allowing people to make their own moral choices.
give an example of anti-permissiveness in the conservative government
Thatcher introduced Section 28 of the Local Government Act in 1987 which prohibited the mention of homosexuality in school education.
what is laissez` faire economy
limited state intervention
which thinker is credited with laissez faire
Adam smith
what's atomism
society is made up of individuals who look after themselves