Dr. Stephen Hicks | The Philosophy of Politics Part 1
The video analyzes the French Revolution through the lens of Edmund Burke’s modern conservatism, contrasting it with Enlightenment liberalism.summaryIt argues that revolutionary attempts to rebuild society based on abstract metaphysical principles, rather than gradual evolution and inherited tradition, lead to chaos and tyranny.summaryBurkean Conservatism is a modern political philosophy that respects tradition and gradual evolution but is not reactionary; it supports constitutional limits on power and religious toleration, unlike older forms of consetakeaway
