The Meaning of Conservatism (Paperback, 3rd ed. 2001)

First published in 1980, this contribution to political thought is a statement of the traditional conservative position. Roger Scruton challenges those who would regard themselves as conservatives, and also their opponents. Conservatism, he argues, has little in common with liberalism, and is only tenuously related to the market economy, to monetarism, to free enterprise or to capitalism. It involves neither hostility towards the state, nor the desire to limit the state's obligation towards the citizen. Its conceptions of society, law and citizenship regard the individual not as the premise but as the conclusion of politics. At the same time it is fundamentally opposed to the ethic of social justice, to equality of station, opportunity, income and achievement, and to the attempt to bring major institutions of society such as schools and universities under government control.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Roger Scruton
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	206
Edition:	3rd ed. 2001
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-91244-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies
LSN:	0-333-91244-6
Barcode:	9780333912447

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