Aufsatz(gedruckt)#461981
CONSERVATISM AND MISANTHROPY
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 3, Heft 1/2, S. 158-172
ISSN: 0162-895X
WHATEVER ONE TAKES CONSERVATISM TO MEAN, IT IS SURELY SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST ADHERENCE TO THE STATUS QUO OR DEFENSE OF SOME ORTHODOXY. IN FACT, THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM CONSERVATIVE IN BRITISH POLITICAL LIFE WAS AS MUCH ABUSIVE AS ANYTHING ELSE; IT WAS A TERM OF SOME DERISION APPLIED TO PEOPLE WITH A PARTICULAR SET OF BELIEFS. HOWEVER, THESE BELIEFS CORRESPOND CLOSELY TO ACCEPTED PRACTICE.