Unit 3 politics
Nationalism
Conservatism
Liberalism
Socialism
Core themes
Core themes
Core themes
Core themes
The Nation
Organic Community
Identity Politics
Self determination
The individual
Freedom / Liberty
Reason / rationality
Justice
Toleration
Tradition
Human imperfection
Organic society
Hierarchy+ authority.
Property
Community
Cooperation
Equality
Class politics
Common ownership
Individualism
Human potential
The enlightenment
Freedom of the individual
Freedom of choice
The harm principle
Positive freedom
Negative freedom
Education
Thinking for themselves
Self-determination
Debate,discussion and argument
Foundational equality
Equal rights
Rule of law
Equal opportunities
Meritocracy
Social harmony
Pluralism
Acceptance
‘I detest what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it’ -Voltaire
Endurance to time
Questioning the rule of god
Religious faith
Burke believed in a partnership between ‘those who are living, those who are dead and those who are to be born’
Accumulated wisdom
Institutions have survived by adding value to society
The monarchy
Social cohesion
Connection to the past
Provides roots (security)
If it isn't broke don't fix it
Drawn to safety and security
Psychologically limited
Selfish and greedy
Original sin
The law is preventative
conservative emphasis on tough criminal justice regimes
Intellectual power is limited
Humans naturally create hierarchies in societies
creating class based structures
Social Equality is fake
Paternalism
Authority is required
Parents have natural authority over children
People have different functions in society
Creates responsibilities with this relationship
Noblesse Oblige
society is a living entity / organism
Society is bound together by tradition, authority, morality