A Conservative Utopia? Chesterton’s Paradox and Example
Utopian thought and political conservatism have traditionally been opposed, given conservatives’ rejection of a social order of perfection. However, the study of political ideas reveals the paradox that there exists a conservative utopia that stands in contrast to the progressive, imperative and pre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Pontificia Comillas
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Miscelánea Comillas |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.comillas.edu/index.php/miscelaneacomillas/article/view/10897 |
| Summary: | Utopian thought and political conservatism have traditionally been opposed, given conservatives’ rejection of a social order of perfection. However, the study of political ideas reveals the paradox that there exists a conservative utopia that stands in contrast to the progressive, imperative and prescriptive utopias usually associated with utopianism. Indeed, the ideas of writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton clearly exemplify the main tenets of conservative thought, which he uses in support of an historicist, distributist and religious utopia. |
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| ISSN: | 0210-9522 2341-085X |