Political Ideas and Ideologies: Understanding and Rethinking Conservatism
Date and Time
Thursday, March 30, 2017
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- Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Location
Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall, Humanities Center, Room 200
5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110Cost
Free
Details
Today’s Republican Party proudly associates itself with conservatism as its defining ideology. But, as we embark upon a new era of GOP control over all three branches of the federal government (and many state & local governments, California excepted), what do we really know about what it means to be conservative? What is conservatism, exactly, and how well do the GOP and President Trump embody its values and ideals?
John Stuart Mill once lamented “how little Conservative leaders understand Conservative principles” and contemporary philosopher Roger Scruton has argued that “it’s so much harder to think like a Conservative.” With that in mind, we'll be exploring what it means to think like a conservative and ask whether or not the politicians and policies associated with that label can truly be said to be right thinking.
Series: Thursdays, March 23, 30 and April 6, 20
Refreshments provided.