SOSC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Noblesse Oblige, Anathema, Neoconservatism
16 Jul 2016
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Edmund burke considered founder: said society is product of accumulated customs. Ruling class has obligation to care for subjects (noblesse oblige) Hobbes: man is meant to be ruled. Roots in glorious revolution 1688 monarchy and parliament. Elitist, concerned with collective moral fabric and permanence of dominate class. Industrial revolution development of merchant class: bourgeoisie begins to align with aristocracy, mercantilism, upward mobility begins. Schumpeter attitudes of the bourgeoisie eventually extend to working masses. Canada classical conservatism, pre-confederation, well past the 19th century. Us and britain, raegan, thatcher called conservatives really classical liberals: neo-conservatism or new right really classical liberalism. Grew from social critic marx answer to adam smith (wealth of nations) Considered counter ideology first because it critiques society and provides alternatives. Sees capitalism as ruing class extracting wealth from subordinate classes. Has origins in christianity (sermon on the mount) Concerned with mass production, technologies, money, wages, markets, industrial property, ownership rights, and distinguishes between work and non-work.
