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Conservatism Thinkers
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- 1—Robert Nozick
Property rights should be strictly upheld. Taxation other than too maintain a night-watchmen state was theft. He advanced minimal state and minimal taxation. Advocated a principally libertarian new right conservatism. - 2—Michael Oakeshott
Advocated a non ideological pragmatic style of politics, that believes in slow and cautious change. He used the analogy of a ship that had no destination. Government should do what is right and not rely on fixed principles but they should always hold an ear open to the peoples wishes.
- 3—Joseph De Maistre
Believed heavily in maintaining order as central and thought authority played a large role in this. Authority and tradition need to be protected if order wished to be maintained. People should be obedient to both tradition and religiously sanctified rulers. Throne and alter. Was a large critic of the French revolution
- 4—Benjamin Disraeli
Saw that rising inequality and poverty could cause social disruption and advocated a conservatism that ought to run government in the interests of all classes - One nation. The ruling class had privileges but also responsibility. He was believer in organicism and maintenance of tradition as well, but felt they shouldn't be taken for granted and must be maintained.
- 5—Edmund Burke
Deeply opposed the French revolution and rapid social change. He argued that vague ideas of the future would end in failure and rather it was to bet to look at things that have stood the test of time. He was also a strong paternalist and believed elected officials should have the right of their own conscious, however he still viewed government negatively.
- 6—Friedrich Hayek
Believed in anti-socialism, and saw the dangers in posed especially to individual freedom. He saw that the state could become overly imposing and could become totalitarian. He was committed to free market economics and for a limited state. He also had support for constitutionalism and traditionalism.
- 7—Irving Kristol
Early proponent of neo-conservatism. Sceptical of welfarism and the impact counter-culture was having on traditional values. He accepted a market-economy and was fiercely against socialism. He became a critic of libertarianism.
- 8—Leo Strauss
- 9—Thomas Hobbes
Held a high pessimistic view of human nature, they are power hungry and selfish, and that humans if left to own devices without a state (in the state of nature) would suffer heavily - life would be nasty, brutish and short. Absolutist government was the own way to prevent anarchy and chaos.
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- Economics FlashCards sobre Conservatism Thinkers, criado por mattron75 em 26-05-2015.
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