conservatisms
Adherence to tradition
Conservatisms is the plural of conservatism, used when distinguishing between different varieties or traditions of conservative thought.
Political theorists might contrast the conservatisms of Edmund Burke and Russell Kirk, or compare American conservatism with European varieties.
The various conservatisms represented at the conference ranged from libertarian to traditionalist.
The plural acknowledges that what counts as conservative varies across time, place, and political context.
Adherence to inherited customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- ToryismBritish right-wing doctrine
- reactionismOpposition to social progress
- neoconservatismHawkish pro-democracy interventionist ideology
paleoconservatism · establishmentarianism · orthodoxy · status quo · incrementalism · gradualism · constitutionalism · originalism
Adherence to inherited customs
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- folkwaysCustomary community behaviors
- ancestral practicesTraditions from earlier generations
continuity · stability · family structures · gender roles · Confucian values · tribal customs · elders · lineage
Careful attention to risk
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- risk aversionPreference for certainty
- incrementalismChange through small steps
- precedentPrior authoritative example
establishment · hierarchy · bureaucracy · protocol · procedure · legacy systems · institutional memory · due process
Adherence to ancient artistic principles
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- restraintControl over impulses
- decorumFitting social conduct
canonical · academic · neoclassicism · representational · craftsmanship · mastery · old masters · heritage
traditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- ToryismBritish right-wing doctrine
- reactionismOpposition to social progress
neoconservatism · paleoconservatism · establishmentarianism · orthodoxy · status quo · incrementalism · gradualism · constitutionalism · originalism · nationalism
traditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- folkwaysCustomary community behaviors
ancestral practices · continuity · stability · family structures · gender roles · Confucian values · tribal customs · elders · lineage
caution
Careful attention to risk
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- risk aversionPreference for certainty
- incrementalismChange through small steps
precedent · establishment · hierarchy · bureaucracy · protocol · procedure · legacy systems · institutional memory · due process · checks and balances
classicism
Adherence to ancient artistic principles
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- restraintControl over impulses
decorum · canonical · academic · neoclassicism · representational · craftsmanship · mastery · old masters · heritage · restoration
conservatismsleftisms
Liberal political ideologies
radicalisms · radicalism · socialisms · socialism · communisms
conservatismsradicalism
Pursuit of sweeping change
reformism · futurism · modernization · innovation · iconoclasm
conservatismsmodernisms
Contemporary artistic innovations
nonconformism · experimentalism · counterculture · bohemianism · cosmopolitanism
- social conservatismIdeology favoring established moral standards
- religious conservatismDevout resistance to change
- fiscal conservatismAdvocating reduced government expenditure