Six core principles
Paternalism
Pragmatism
Organic society
Tradition
Human Imperfection
Libertarianism
Five key thinkers
Rand
Oakeshott
Hobbes
Burke
Nozick
Reaction to what historical event?
French Revolution 1789
Who wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France?
Burke
According to Burke, “change in order to…
Conserve
Hobbes- human existence in the state of nature was
Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short
Hobbes- humans can only live peaceably together if there is
Strong government/a Leviathan
Conservatives are typically pessimistic about?
Human nature