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conservatism
conservatism Political philosophy seeking to preserve the continuity of a society's laws, social structure, and institutions. Its modern expression derives from the response, first evident in Germany, to the liberal doctrines of the Enlightenment and French Revolution. Originally conservatives supported
mercantilism in preference to
laissez-faire economics, but in the 20th century they adopted the principles of the free-market and
monetarism. See also
Burke;
Christian Democrats;
Conservative Party;
liberalism;
socialism
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Conservatism: An Anthology of Social and Political Thought.
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 2/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...44.95 cloth, $19.95 paper. Conservatism has undoubtedly established its presence...begin with, one must separate American conservatism as a political movement, a broad coalition...the larger currents of intellectual conservatism that have European origins and are...
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American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Social History; 12/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Bruce...xxv plus 979 pp.). The American Conservatism has a useful introduction that gives...into an encyclopedia of American conservatism after its transfer to the Intercollegiate...
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The Strength of Compassionate Conservatism
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/17/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Not the slaveholding conservatism of John C. Calhoun, which...order. Not the isolationist conservatism before World War II that...Not the segregationist conservatism that defended the tradition...humiliating your neighbor. Such "conservatisms" merit hostility. More...
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Restoring the meaning of conservatism: final reflections.
Magazine article from: Modern Age; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Modern Age, "Restoring the Meaning of Conservatism." This need becomes even greater...historical and metaphysical bearings of conservatism had secured a foundational authority...and acceptance. That the canons of conservatism must beg to be defended against present...
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Toward a definition of conservatism. (Column)
Magazine article from: National Review; 8/17/1992; ; 700+ words
; The difficulty in defining "conservatism" derives primarily from its...was in the United States that conservatism crystallized with a meaning that...libertarianism, instantly distinguishing conservatism from its association with the...
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Leo Strauss, Willmoore Kendall, and the meaning of conservatism.(Who Is Leo Strauss?)
Magazine article from: Humanitas; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...end of the Cold War, the meaning of conservatism has been the subject of intense debate...philosophy has influenced American conservatism in particular. Yet the conservative...biblical ideas to politics. What is conservatism? Is it simply an older version of...
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Trivializing American conservatism.(A Time for Choosing: The Rise of Modern American Conservatism)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Modern Age; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Choosing: The Rise of Modern American Conservatism, by Jonathan M. Schoenwald, Oxford...2001. 338 pp. UNTIL QUITE RECENTLY conservatism was the orphan of American historiography...outpouring of books by them on American conservatism, and many have been published by prestigious...
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The American Conservative; Buchanan's new magazine attacks modern conservatism.(OPED)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...unbridled in its contempt for modern conservatism as National Review at its founding...much of what passes for contemporary conservatism is wedded to a kind of radicalism...his characterization of our modern conservatism disturbingly on point. Although I...
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Caution and conservatism in the making of monetary policy.
Magazine article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...response has been one of caution and conservatism. As reflected in the above quote...raises the concern whether caution and conservatism are desirable from a social welfare...fundamental, question: do caution and conservatism improve the making of monetary policy...
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Michael Gerson Calls for New Direction in Conservatism
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...issued the following news release: In Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America...Gerson makes the case for a new direction in conservatism: a heroic conservatism that includes "compassionate conservative...
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Conservatism
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
CONSERVATISM. Conservatism lends itself to misunderstanding because its political designation...instance, of Joseph Stalin. Both of these popular meanings of conservatism — as shorthand for individual or social characteristics...
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conservatism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
conservatism in politics, the desire to maintain...widespread reform. Modern political conservatism emerged in the 19th cent. in reaction...Industrial Revolution. By 1850 the term conservatism, probably first used by Chateaubriand...
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Black Conservatism
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Black Conservatism Despite its seeming novelty and the...its contemporary precepts, black conservatism has a history that reaches back to...marking the decisive break. Black conservatism of the past pragmatically accepted...
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The New Conservatism and the Fate of the Great Society
Book article from: American Decades
THE NEW CONSERVATISM AND THE FATE OF THE GREAT SOCIETY The Great Society and Its Opponents Except for the Vietnam War, no other political issue left...
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George Frederick Will
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...shaping the arguments that drove American conservatism. Arguably the most distinguished of...provided a counterpoise, suggesting that conservatism could support defense, encourage law...The route by which he arrived at conservatism, however, may help explain why he...
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