Normative Implications of Conservative Political Thought

Autor pokazuje suvremeno konzervativno poimanje politike kao varijantu normativne teorije politike. Konzervativizam se pojavljuje kao reakcija na prosvjetiteljski nacionalizam. Nasuprot racionalističkom revolucionarnom konstruktivizmu, konzervativizam zagovara povratak religijskom utemeljenju čovjekova duhovna svijeta i politike. Politiku hoće zasnovati na tradiciji i obitelji koje održavaju osjećaj dužnosti pojedinca prema zajednici. Država nije tek instrument posebnih interesa, nego izraz supstancijalnog zajedništva nacije i stoga nadređena društvu. Odatle konzervativizam izvodi zahtjev za reformom postojećih liberalnih institucija.The author shows modern conservative concepts of politics as a variant of normative political theory. Conservativism shows up as a reaction to enlightened rationalism. In contrast to rationalistic revolutionary constructivism, conservatism pleads for a return to religious basis for man\u27s spiritual and political life. Conservatism creates policies based upon tradition and the family, which sustains feelings of obligation towards the community. The state is not just an instrument for special interests, but an expression of substantial cooperation in the nation and its society. Thus conservatism leads to a demand for reforms of existing liberal institutions