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What type of conservatism is a creed that spans over two centuries with various strands attatched to this ideology?
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Traditional Conservatism
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Who was the key figure (1729-97) that is seen as the 'father' of conservatism?
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Edmund Burke
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What was the key text that he wrote? It was published in 1790.
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
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What was the name to the other main party in UK politics (the other being the Whigs) that evolved in the 1830s to become the Conservative Party?
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Tory
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What is the aspect of this ideology that denotes a belief that conservatism should prioritise national unity by attending to the condition of society's poorest classes?
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One-nation Conservatism
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Who was the UK politician and Prime Minister who was seen as the founder of this brand of conservaitsm?
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Who spoke of a 'middle way' between capitalism and socialism which would adress economic inequalities while respecting property rights, cultural tradition and national identity?
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Harold Macmillan
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What is the aspect of this ideology that denotes a belief in supranational cooperation rather than the nation state?
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Christian Democracy
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Who was the key figure (1901-90) who brought a fresh perspective on the core themes of traditonal conservatism ?
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Michael Oakeshott
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What was the key text that he wrote? It was published in 1962.
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On Being Conservative
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Conservatism is often considered the politics of what?
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Pragmatism
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What type of conservatism is a blend of neo-liberal and neo-conservative ideas that came into being as a reaction towards the perceived 'crisis' in society, due to 'moral laxity', increased crime and unsustainable welfare spending?
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New-Right Conservatism
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In the USA Ronald Reagon embodied this ideology, who was the UK equivalent?
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Margaret Thatcher
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What is the term given to the type of policies that seek to reverse much of the social liberalism dating from the 1960s?
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Anti-Permissive
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Who was the key figure (1905-82) who was one of the USA's most provocative thinkers of this ideology?
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Ayn Rand
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What was the key text that she wrote? It was published in 1957.
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Atlas Shrugged
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What is the term that relates to the view that human beings seek autonomy and 'space' which therefore leads to only a vague sense of society?
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Atomism
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Who was the key figure (1938-2002) who emerged as one of the key thinkers concerning this ideology?
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Robert Nozick
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What was the key text that he wrote? It was published in 1974.
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Anarchy, State and Utopia
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Who argued that a New Right conservative was 'a liberal mugged by reality'? By this he meant that neo-liberals with their optimistic view of human nature fail to anticipate the tensions and issues of a capitalist system, so they require a strong authoritarian state (favoured by neo-conservatives) to maintain order and protect private property.
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Irving Kristol
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