Conservatism - Rilegato

Honderich, Prof. Ted

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0241129990 ISBN 13: 9780241129999

Casa editrice: Hamish Hamilton, 1990

Riassunto

An analysis of conservatism in which the author discusses whether the conservatives are in favour of reform but against change. He asks if it is the political tradition that defends freedom above all and what is its moral worth? The adversaries of conservatism - traditional liberals, democratic socialists and Marxists have elaborated their own beliefs, fought amongst themselves and disdained Conservatism. They have not found their way by analysis to a true understanding of the politics that was given its first and greatest expression in Edmund Burke's masterpiece of invective "Reflections on the Revolution in France", and has most recently issued in the evangelism of the New Right. Honderich contends that Conservatives for their part have not only refused to sum themselves up but have made it a principle not to reduce their politics to a principle. The author's most recent book is "A Theory of Determinism".

Su questo libro

L'autore

Professor Honderich is Grote Professor Emeritus at University College London and author of numerous books on philosophy including After the Terror (Edinburgh University Press, 2002), How Free Are You? (Oxford University Press, 2001), and editor of The Philosophers: Introducing Great Western Thinkers (Oxford University Press, 2001). He is also the editor of the Oxford Companion to Philosophy.

Product Description

Physical description; ix, 255 p ; 22 cm. Subjects; Conservative Party (Great Britain). Politics, Practical - Great Britain. Political parties - Great Britain.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Hamish Hamilton
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0241129990
• ISBN 13: 9780241129999
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile