| Human Nature | Society | State | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sceptical and modest | Created organically and cannot be planned | Focus on importance of the nation | Reluctant supporters of capitalism |
| ’crooked timber of humanity’ | Private property | Little platoons - provide security | Support Keynesian economics |
| Human imperfection | Respects tradition | Origins are organic | Wary of dynamism of free market - creating social inequality = outraging the working class |
| Rejection of human reason | Noblesse oblige | States precedes society | |
| Empirical - Oakeshott ‘stay afloat’ | Aristocratic hierarchy - come with a paternalistic duty | Main goal is to provide order and authority |
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Friday, 15 May 2026