Conservatism: An Anthology of Social and Political Thought From David Hume to the Present

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Princeton University Press (1997)
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At a time when the label "conservative" is indiscriminately applied to fundamentalists, populists, libertarians, fascists, and the advocates of one or another orthodoxy, this volume offers a nuanced and historically informed presentation of ...

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PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Introduction: What is Conservative Social and Political Thought?

"Of Justice," from An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

Edmund Burke "Preface" to A Vindication of Natural Society

"On the Diminished Disgrace of Whores and Their Children in Our Day"

"No Promotion According to Merit" Introduction

Reflections on the Revolution in France

On Divorce

Essay on the Generative Principle of Political Constitutions and of Other Human Institutions

"Federalist No. 49"

"The Position and Functions of the American Bar, as an Element of Conservatism in the State"

Culture and Anarchy

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Aristocracy and Evolution: A Study of the Rights, the Origin, and Social Functions of the Wealthier Classes

"Aptitude and Social Mobility"

"Sociological Fallacies" "On the Case of a Certain Man Who Is Never Thought Of"

"An Examination of a Noble Sentiment"

"Essays on War"

"When Parliament Cannot be Sovereign"

"Political Leadership and Democracy"

"Speech on Rebuilding the House of Commons"

"Rationalism in Politics"

"The Errors of Constructivism" and The Mirage of Social Justice

The Unheavenly City Revisited

"Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship"

To Empower People: The Role of Mediating Structures in Public Policy (1977

"The Social Consequences of Attempts to Create Equality"

"On Culture, Nature, and Naturalness" and "Man and Institutions"

"Toward a Theory of Culture"

Afterword: Recurrent Tensions and Dilemmas of Conservative Thought

Guide to Further Reading

Index

CONTENTS

Frontmatter

Aristocracy and Evolution: A Study of the Rights, the Origin, and Social Functions of the Wealthier Classes (1898)

"On the Diminished Disgrace of Whores and Their Children in Our Day" (1772)

"An Examination of a Noble Sentiment" (c. 1887)

"Federalist No. 49" (1788)

"On Culture, Nature, and Naturalness" (1958) and "Man and Institutions" (1960)

Edmund Burke "Preface" to A Vindication of Natural Society (Second Edition, 1757)

"No Promotion According to Merit" (c. 1770) Introduction

"Speech on Rebuilding the House of Commons" (1943)

The Unheavenly City Revisited (1974)

"The Position and Functions of the American Bar, as an Element of Conservatism in the State" (1845)

"Aptitude and Social Mobility" (1927)

"The Errors of Constructivism" (1970) and The Mirage of Social Justice (1973)

Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

Culture and Anarchy (1869)

"Of Justice," from An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751)

On Divorce (1801)

"The Social Consequences of Attempts to Create Equality" (1984)

Essay on the Generative Principle of Political Constitutions and of Other Human Institutions (1814)

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (1874)

"Sociological Fallacies" (1884) "On the Case of a Certain Man Who Is Never Thought Of" (1883)

"Essays on War" (1916)

"When Parliament Cannot be Sovereign" (1931)

"Political Leadership and Democracy" (1942)

"Rationalism in Politics" (1947)

"Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship" (1971)

"Toward a Theory of Culture" (1966)

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