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conservatism
traditional conservatism
role of the state
governments role should be to provide clear rules, discipline and guidance to ensure that society is ordered.
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view on society
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collection of little platoons, not individuals
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key thinkers
Michael oakeshott
- saw humans as fragile and fallible and was highly critical of the politics of rationalism
- he proposed the politics of scepticism as the governments attempt to perfect mankind are dangerous for human liberty and dignity
- favoured an empirical and pragmatic approach
Thomas hobbes
- negative view on human nature believing that they are selfish and power hungry
- argued that life in the state of nature will be 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short'
- the social contract will lead to the emergence of a society
- preferred a monarchy as a form of government
the new right
view on the state
state limited to to providing armed forces, a police force and a court system
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view on society
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tough on immigration as they fear that immigration will have a negative impact on social cohesion and national identity
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key thinkers
ayn rand
- the ideal social system is free market capitalism
- society should be meritorcral not hierarchical
- the states role is vital but strictly limited to acting as a police officer
- self interest and capitalism deliver freeodm
Robert nozick
- more optimistic view of human nature
- individuals had rights that existed before any social contract or state
- liberty is the fundamental value
- minimal state should only be justified if its strictly limited to the protection of person
- the individual should be able to keep the fruits of their own Labour
- taxation is theft
one nation conservatism
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key thinkers
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- sceptical view of human nature seeing the indivudual as foolish but wise
- argued that humans could not reply on rationalism but could reply on tradition and custom
- critical of individualism defending the we over the i.
- advocated for organic society