Analytic Conservatism
Brennan, Geoffrey and Hamlin, Alan (2004) Analytic Conservatism. British Journal of Political Science, 34, (4), 675-691. (doi:10.1017/S0007123404000249).
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We propose an analytic account of dispositional conservatism that attempts to uncover a foundation of what is often taken to be an anti-foundationalist position. We identify a bias in favour of the status quo as a key component of the conservative disposition and address the question of the justification of such a conservative disposition, and the circumstances in which the widespread adoption of such a disposition might be normatively desirable. Our analysis builds on a structural link between the economist’s traditional emphasis on questions of feasibility and the conservative’s attachment to the status quo.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Conservatism, dispositions, status quo |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences > Economics |
| Item ID: | 13591 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2004 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 13:26 |
| Contributors: | Brennan, Geoffrey (Author) Hamlin, Alan (Author) |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13591 |
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