LCW In what ways do conservatives believe in human imperfection? 15 marks
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- In what ways do conservatives believe in human imperfection? (15 marks)
- Conservatism has been portrayed as a 'philosophy of imperfection.
- Morally imperfect
- Humans are driven by non-rational feelings and instincts.
- Origin sin
- Social hierarchy and authority are needed in order to produce a harmonious and organic society.
- Intellectually imperfect
- The world is too complex for them to understand.
- Humans are irrational.
- Psychologically imperfect
- Limited and dependant creatures.
- Drawn to the known, the familiar and the tried and tested.
- The conservative New Right remains faithful to traditional conservative assumptions about imperfection.
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