In The Shadows: Conservative Epistemology and Ideological Value

Blackburn, Dean

Abstract

This article intervenes in the debate about the nature of conservatism. Some contributors to this debate have claimed that this ideology can be defined as an adjectival disposition. They claim, that is, that a conservative possesses an attitude towards shared values rather than a distinct set of substantive values. The following discussion interrogates this account of conservatism and concludes that it can only be coherent if we ignore the epistemological limits of conservative thinking.

Citation

Blackburn, D. (2022). In The Shadows: Conservative Epistemology and Ideological Value. Political Studies Review, 20(3), 433-447. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299211014393

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 13, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jun 11, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Deposit Date: Apr 16, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 11, 2021
• Journal: Political Studies Review
• Print ISSN: 1478-9299
• Electronic ISSN: 1478-9302
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 433-447
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299211014393
• Keywords: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5468382
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14789299211014393