This news story reminded me of our discussion of Mill’s thoughts on political parties, conservatism, and order. Conservative stalwart David Brooks has recently been making the rounds lamenting that the Republicans are no longer a conservative party in the Burkean sense we considered a few weeks ago: “By traditional definitions,” he writes, “conservatism stands for […]
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In the news: parties of conservatism
Posted in Hegel, in the news, political theory on October 14, 2015 | 4 Comments »
Mill vs Durkheim in modern politics
Posted in philosophy, political theory, tagged Durkheim, Mill, philosophy, political theory, sociology on October 8, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
As we saw this week, it’s easy to connect our studies to the present day. A few semesters ago while we were discussing Mill and liberalism, a republican friend sent me this article arguing that the conflict between left and right in modern America reflects a split in 19th century social and political philosophy, the split […]
Bonus Mill: The Declaration of Independence
Posted in liberalism\, philosophy, political theory, tagged liberalism\, Mill, philosophy, political theory on October 2, 2015 | 4 Comments »
As we discuss Mill and liberalism this week, we should keep in mind other writings of that philosophy. Some of them we know quite well–the founding documents of the American political system, after all, are all part of that tradition. As such, we can easily understand many of the things Mill is getting at–but at […]
Week 6: Mill: political reactions to industrialism
Posted in Industrial Revolution, political theory, weekly readings, weekly setup on October 2, 2015 | 47 Comments »
We began our discussion of the Industrial Revolution with one foot still in the past: Shelley’s romantic (or anti-romantic) writings. But the Revolution was above all a time of looking forward to new ways of making things, new forms of social organization, and new problems to face. We now come fully into the age of […]