| What is the conservative view on the economy? | neoliberals believe in laissez fair economy whereas one nation believes in nobless oblige but not wealth redistribution |
| What are Nozick's views? | He argued for a rights-based libertarian political system, and a very minimal state. He based his view on the philosopher Kant’s ideas. As humans are individuals with free will, they should not be used as resources (for example, being compelled to work for another). |
| Key thinkers? | Raynd, Nozick, Oakeshott, Burke and Hobbes |
| Key beliefs? | Pragmatism, human imperfection, ordered society, tradtion |
| Quotes by Hobbes? | "nasty, brutish and short" |
| Quotes by Burke? | ‘change in order to conserve’. - pragmatism ‘law of our Creator’- tradition 'little platoons' - society ‘those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are yet to be born’. - tradition |
| What can conservatism be seen as? | ‘the philosophy of human imperfection' |
| What was Rand's key tecahing? | Objectivism |
| Quotes by Thatcher? | "There is no such thing as human society" |
| Different types of conservatism? | Traditional, one nation and the new right |
| What does the new right consist of? | neoliberalism and neoconservatism |
| What is the conservative view on human nature? | Conservatives see humans as creatures of habit who like safety, security and familiarity. Conservatives believe that criminal behaviour is not caused by society but by the imperfect individual. They hold a pessimistic view of human nature. Conservatives do not see humankind as intelligent or rational and think the world is too complicated for people to grasp. |
| What is the conservative view on pragmatism? | Pragmatism refers to an adaptable, practical response to political decision-making- decisions are made on the basis of what works in that particular situation. This will be based on, amongst other things, past experiences. |
| What is the conservative view on the state? | Therefore, to avoid this, humans need to submit to an authority, even an authoritarian one, as the alternative of no state would always be worse. |
| What is the conservative view on tradition? | Conservatives defend traditions, which can be defined as established customs and institutions, for various reasons. Many conservatives believe that traditional values and institutions are God-given and therefore beyond question. |
| What is the conservative view on the economy? | neoliberals believe in laissez fair economy whereas one nation believes in nobless oblige but not wealth redistribution |
| What are Rand's views? | She was a supporter of libertarianism, particularly a laissez-faire market economy. This was based on her belief that humans should pursue their own happiness as the highest moral aim (objectivism), |
| What are Oakeshott's views? | He pointed to the problems associated with Soviet-style communism as an example of how attempting to put an ideology into practice does not work. British-style parliamentary democracy on the other hand, which evolved gradually over time, was seen by Oakeshott as a success. |
| What are Burke's views? | He suggested that change, where it needs to happen, must happen with great caution, respecting the fact that society is organic. He also suggested that tradition should be respected |
| What are Hobbe's views? | Argued for complete obedience to an absolute government in his work Leviathan (1651). He argued that in the (hypothetical) time before any government, which he termed the ‘state of nature’, |
| What are Nozick's views? | He argued for a rights-based libertarian political system, and a very minimal state. He based his view on the philosopher Kant’s ideas. As humans are individuals with free will, they should not be used as resources (for example, being compelled to work for another). |
