{"product_id":"a-case-for-conservatism-9780801435560","title":"A Case for Conservatism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his recent book Against Liberalism  philosopher John Kekes argued that liberalism as a political system is doomed to failure by its internal inconsistencies. In this companion volume  he makes a compelling case for conservatism as the best alternative. His is the first systematic description and defense of the basic assumptions underlying conservative thought. Conservatism  Kekes maintains  is concerned with the political arrangements that enable members of a society to live good lives. These political arrangements are based on skepticism about ideologies  pluralism about values  traditionalism about institutions  and pessimism about human perfectibility. The political morality of conservatism requires the protection of universal conditions of all good lives  social conditions that vary with societies  and individual conditions that reflect differences in character and circumstance. Good lives  according to Kekes  depend equally on pursuing possibilities that these conditions establish and on setting limits to their violations. Attempts to make political arrangements reflect these basic tenets of conservatism are unavoidably imperfect. Kekes concludes  however  that they represent a better hope for the future than any other possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953168736309,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801435560","price":28.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801435560.jpg?v=1788180548","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-case-for-conservatism-9780801435560","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}