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Different ideologies and ideas - Conservatism

  Conservatism is a political ideology that values the creation and maintenance of stable societies based upon a hierarchy of power lodged in a traditional class of leaders and deep respect for traditional values and institutions. It also emphasizes the defense of order and stability in social life. Conservatism isn't suspicious of the power of the state nor does it seek to limit its power. Traditional institutions, such as government and religion, along with traditional values are to be respected. Consequently, conservatism is suspicious of change, and if change is required, it seeks an evolutionary approach rather than a revolutionary approach. Conservatism understood today has formalized in the eighteenth century as a reaction to the French Revolution and as a criticism of many trends in the Enlightenment. The creator of the main assumptions of conservatism is the Irish philosopher - Edmund Burke. Currently, conservatism occurs in a huge number of varieties, which often differ s...

Ideologies and ideas - Communism

  Communism is a political and economic ideology. It positions itself in opposition to liberal democracy and capitalism. whose aim is to create a society devoid of class oppression and exploitation, based on the lack of private property but collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods. Communism is thus a form of socialism—a higher and more advanced form, according to its advocates. This ideology was developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. In the nineteenth century, two variants of this ideology arose. One variant was the abolition of state institutions and collectivism, and one was Marxist, which was based on the 1848 Communist Manifest. According to the Marxist variant of communism, the achievement of a classless society was to come through revolution. Colloquially, communism is also defined as the political system introduced in countries where power was gained by dictatorships and communist parties for example USSR. Regimes invoking...

Ideologies and ideas - Liberalism

 Lib eralism is a political and moral philosophy that treats freedom as its most important value. I t emphasizes individualism, tolerance, and places the rights of the individual above the interests of the group. The ideas on which it is based is private property, voluntary relationship. L iberalism harmonizes with the ideas of capitalism and the free market. In the political dimension, it supports democracy, pluralism and the secular nature of the state. It arose as one of the ideas of enlightenment in opposition to traditional, hierarchical feudalism. John Locke and Adam Smith were among the main founders of liberalism. Locke described the idea of ​​a social contract stipulating that government could only be exercised with the consent of society. John Locke postulated that every person has the right to life, property and freedom, while claiming that religion is a personal matter. He also formalized the idea of ​​separating church and state. Liberalism has many varieties, for exam...