Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Joseph De Maistre, Albert O. Hirschman
15 Oct 2018
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According to the lecture, adam smith argues that capitalism: will lead to the disappearance of states, benefits the worst off correct answer (possible exam question, promotes disorder, fosters dependency, will wither away in the future. Conservatism in general 2: liberals vs. conservatives, liberals: people in favour of rational justification and transparency; there shouldn"t be any secrets; against superstition and tradition, conservatives: suspicious of reason; favours sentiment over scrutiny, even favouring prejudice. Conservatism in general 3: classical conservatives: hierarchy, tradition, anti-revolution, flawed human beings, contemporary conservatives: small government, free markets, strong military. Revolution and freedom: against revolution in favour of reform (short answer, revolution, radicalism, innovation are all mistaken (i. e. bad af, reform: careful, gradual, recognizes complexity of society. Burke on government: prefer (cid:498)prejudice(cid:499) to abstract reason people"s opinion, natural aristocracy and little platoons, reflective, responsible representatives, representatives should be trustees who prefer their own judgement to the.
