The Concept of ‘Authority’ in the Conservative Thought
Öz
This essay focuses on how the concept of
'authority' is shaped in the context of conservatism, which is one of the most
important traditions of Western social / political history of thought. The
concept of 'authority', defined as a legitimate power, is at the intersection
of social and political at the theoretical and practical level. In other words,
conservatism addresses the issue of authority in a framework that transcends
the limits of the political sphere, with reference to a religious or
non-religious power to provide moral codes that individuals must comply with.
This broad sense of the authority in the conservative mentality refers to a
conceptual framework that requires the examination of the
philosophical/theological, social and political levels at the same time and in
the context of their mutual relations. For this reason, at first philosophical
/ theological arguments underlying the understanding of authority in the
conservative thought will be discussed in the study. In the second part, the
conservative social theory and the broader sense of 'authority' will be
examined, in particular the relation between individual and society and the
concept of 'social organic integrity' shaped in connection with these
arguments. The last part will focus specifically on the issue of political
authority and legitimacy.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Muller, Jerry Z. (ed.), (1997), “Introduction: What is Conservative Social and Political Thought?”, Conservatism -An Anthology of Social and Political Thought From David Hume to the Present, (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press). s. 3-31.
- O’hara, Kieron (2011), Conservatism, London: Reaktion Books.
- Özipek, Bekir Berat (2004), Muhafazakârlık –Akıl, Toplum, Siyaset-, Ankara: Liberte Yayınları.
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- Scruton, Roger (1989), The Meaning of Conservatism, London: Macmillan Press.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
29 Haziran 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
29 Haziran 2017
Kabul Tarihi
5 Mayıs 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 14 Sayı: 1
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https://doi.org/10.15182/diclesosbed.1352071