POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Utopia, Animal Farm, Individualism
15 Oct 2017
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In some senses it is dif cult to de ne conservatism as a theory. But the speci c institutions that are traditional differ according to time and place: some say more government intervention, some say less. Nevertheless, the conservative hypothesis is that deference to tradition is important. When governing, it"s important to pay attention to what has happened before . Edmund burke - re ections on the revolution in france, 1790. *reason is what should govern society, not tradition - the french revolution. A revolution against the feudal system of the time - a reimagining of society. In order to attain the utopian vision, it was incredibly violent. o: executions, explosion of violence. Burke suggests that the revolution will end in despotism. In fact, revolutionary plans of any type are likely to end in violence and turmoil. Why: why serves the basis of conservative thought o.
