The Meaning of Conservatism
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The Meaning of Conservatism
| Author | Roger Scruton |
|---|---|
| Published | 1980 |
| Pages | 206 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Scruton’s attempt to state conservatism as a positive philosophy rather than a reluctance about change or a variant of free-market liberalism — built on allegiance rather than contract, with institutions, family, religion and nation treated as constitutive of the self that liberalism assumes already exists. |
The Meaning of Conservatism
Where I heard about it
- Brendan McCord — the anchor of the Modern Conservatism section of his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, March 2026, kept distinct from the classical-liberal and libertarian sections precisely because Scruton’s argument is not an economic one. Full transcription: The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List.
Connections
- Roger Scruton — the author.
- Institutions — the source of authority in his account.
- Liberalism — the tradition the book argues against.
- The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List — the curriculum this came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.