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Conservatism Key thinkers - Coggle Diagram
Conservatism Key thinkers
Thomas Hobbes
state of nature (no social political organisation)
at heart everyone is insecure
permanent state of insecurity and completely selfish
not guided by moral behaviour
life is nasty brutish and short
humans-limited vulnerable and easily led astray
humans are needy
Biggest dangers to society- social breakdwon and civil wra
cynical
Edmund Burke
Very critical of revolutionaries- and the French Revolution
Tradition built up over time and works
However also very critical of aristrocats- should be helping the peasants- via paternalism
To some extent their own fault as they didn't change
CHANGE TO CONSERVE
only change when argument for change overwhelming- default staying the same
On change to conserve: “a state without the means of change is without the means of its conservation.”
ORGANIC SOCIETY
Michael Oakeshott
Pragmatism- belief that conservatism is about being pragmatic
Human imperfection
re-asserts the imperfect nature of humanity and the limits to their abilities
WHAT DOES HE ADD- INTELLECT ARGUMENT WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND UNIVERSE
Paternalism- noblesse oblige why- prevents revolutions- moral responsibility
charity and limited welfare state
Empiricism
importance of what does work not what has worked