conservatism
cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional social institutions and practices
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Summary
conservatism is a social philosophy[1]. conservatism draws 20,828 Wikipedia views per month (social philosophy category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Edmund Burke[3]
- Instance of: political philosophy[4], political ideology[5], ideology[6]
- Subclass of: political ideology[7]
- Commons category: Conservatism[8]
- Opposite of: progressivism[9]
- Has part(s): liberal conservatism[10], libertarian conservatism[11], fiscal conservatism[12], national conservatism[13], traditionalist conservatism[14], cultural conservatism[15], social conservatism[16], paternalistic conservatism[17], progressive conservatism[18], value conservativism[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Conservatism[20]
- Commons gallery: Conservatism[21]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Conservatism[22]
- Facet of: right-wing[23]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Red Blue Translator[26]
- Partially coincident with: conservatism[27]
- Topic has template: Template:Conservatism[28]
- Different from: conservation movement[29]
- Significant person: Edmund Burke[30], Michael Oakeshott[31], Joseph de Maistre[32], Louis de Bonald[33], Justus Möser[34], Friedrich von Gentz[35]
- Named by: François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[37], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
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Influence
Things named for conservatism include cuckservative[39], a pejorative[40].
Why It Matters
conservatism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] conservatism is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for conservatism include cuckservative[39], a pejorative[40].