HUMSS 306

Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

BY: BAGUIO
CABASAN
ISIDRO
NG

12 CASTELLANI A

CONSERVATISM
A POLITICAL
IDEOLOGY
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OBJECTIVES
Know who are the founding fathers of Conservatism
Define Conservatism 
Identify its essential characteristics (Pillars)
Know who is Margaret Thatcher
Know the countries with strong conservative parties
Know the difference of Conservatism and Liberalism

CONSERVATISM A POLITICAL
IDEOLOGY
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WHO FIRST USED IT IN A

POLITICAL CONTEX?
François-René de Chateaubriand

1818
RIGHT-WING
POLITICS
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FOUNDING FATHERS OF CONSERVATISM

Richard Hooker Marquess of Halifax David Hume Edmund Burke

(1554–1600) (1633–1695) (1711–1776) (1729–1797)
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WHAT IS CONSERVATISM?
BRIEF
INTRODUCTION

It is a political Doctrine that

emphasizes the value of
traditional institutions and
practices.
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WHAT IS CONSERVATISM?
BRIEF
INTRODUCTION

Opposition to rapid
changes and supports
traditions in society.
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CONSERVATISM IS ALSO
CHARACTERIZED AS...

The preservation of the

status quo of the current
state-of-affairs.
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1 TRADITION
PILLARS OF 2 HUMAN IMPERFECTION
CONSERVATISM 3
4
ORGANIC SOCIETY
HIERARCHY
5 AUTHORITY
6 PRAGMATISM
7 PATERNALISM
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TRADITION
Conservatives greatly value
wisdom from the past.
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HUMAN IMPERFECTION
Humans are incapable of
making good decisions for
themselves.
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ORGANIC SOCIETY
Adapting to a revolutionary
change is foolish and contrary.
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HIERARCHY
"No generation should ever be
so rash to consider itself
superior to its predecessor."
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AUTHORITY
Without respect for authority,
society would decent to total
anarchy.
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PRAGMATISM
Rejects all ideologies to allow
flexibility.
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PATERNALISM
Those better-off in society
have responsibility to look
after those who are less
fortunate.
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CONSERVATIVES
SEEK..
STABILITY
CONTINUITY
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MARGARET
THATCHER "THE IRON LADY"

UK PRIME MINISTER (1979-1990)

monarch: elizabeth ii
leader of conservative party
established thatcherism
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MARGARET
THATCHER "THE IRON LADY"

priVATIZATION
MILITARY/police power
nATIONALISM
MONETARISM
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We want a society where people

are free to make choices, to make
mistakes, to be generous and
compassionate. This is what we
mean by a moral society; not a
society where the state is
responsible for everything, and no
one is responsible for the state.
-MARGARET THATCHER
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COUNTRIES WITH
STRONG UNITED

CONSERVATIVE
KINGDOM

USA

PARTIES VENEZUELA
COLUMBIA

CHILE
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FORMS OF
Liberal Conservatism CONSERVATISM
Libertarian Conservatism Fiscal Conservatism
Religious Conservatism
Green Conservatism
Progressive Conservatism Traditional Conservatism
National Conservatism
Social Conservatism Cultural Conservatism
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CONSERVATISM VS liberalism and

radicalism

Conservatives reject the optimistic

view that human beings can be
naturally improved through
political and social change.
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RT
Founding Fathers Pillars
Richard Hooker Tradition
Human Imperfection

EI
Marquess of Halifax Organic Society
Hierarchy
David Hume Authority
Edmund Burke Property Rights

CM Conservatism Leader
Margaret Thatcher

AE
-a political Doctrine that
Leader of Conservative Party
emphasizes the value of UK Prime Minister
traditional institutions and

P practices. Seek to preserve

institutions emphasizing
stability and continuity.
Countries
Chile
Columbia
Venezuela
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THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING.
Prepared by:
STALIN BAGUIO
JAY CABASAN
STEPHANIE ISIDRO
DANA GLANCY NG