principles of conservatism

pragmatism, rejection of utopia, tradition and status quo, social order, hierarchy, authority, change of conserve, paternalism and libertarianism

what is pragamtism?

“being practical” and “doing what works” in context of society’s traditions

practice precedes theory in conservative politics

how does the view of human nature impact the pragmatic principle

conservatives view human as imperfect and therefore there are no overarching ideological principles to guide out actions because the political world ‘bottomless and boundless’

real life examples of pragmatism

university tuition fees (2005 conservative opposition to scrap tution fees but increased them when in power)

theresa may campaigns against Brexit but becomes prime minister and has to make a deal for Brexit

what is utopia?

a palce of state of things in which everything is perfect

why are conservatives anti-utopia

becuase humans are imperfect, we are unable to come up with a set of ‘utopian’ prinicples that should work toward