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Define Conservatism.
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Defined in part as an emphasis on tradition as a source of wisdom that goes beyond what can be demonstrated or even explicitly stated.
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What does conservatism favor?
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- In favor of hierarchy
- In favor of past tradition - In favor of elitism in power structure |
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Which philosopher questioned the ability of reason to explain human behavior?
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Edmund Burke
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Leo Strauss thought what lacked value?
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Tradition
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What did St. Augustine think humans were incapable of?
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Social improvement
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What two instincts do humans have according to Freud?
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Love and Death
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Ortega Gasset belived...
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Hierarchy was necessary and in preserving past traditions.
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Define nationalism.
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ideology that holds that a nation is the fundamental unit for human social life
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Opponents of nationalism believe..
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ideology that holds that a nation is the fundamental unit for human social life
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Proponnents of nationalism believe...
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- Nationalism is more decisive than any other ideology
- Positive force, it safeguards some of the fantastic art and literature - Gives us some sense of belonging and community |
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What was Hegals Dialectical Logic?
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Everything changes at all times, every phenomenon produces its opposite
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What was Hegels Theory of Labor?
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Labor has emancipatory power, it is liberating, brings about a transformation
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What is Hegels Theory of state?
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has three institutions 1. Family 2. Civil Society 3. State
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What is Hegel's theory of historicism?
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You must study everything within its historical context
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What is materialist ideology?
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Before we were ever born there was a material world already and we had to adopt and adjust
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