CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Ujj, Orsolya |
|---|---|
| Title | Ecology and Conservatism |
| Summary | It is a recurring question where environmentalism or ecology can be positioned on the stage of ideologies. Environmentalism for a long time seemed to have been attached to the political Left, whereas Conservatives are generally considered as lacking any serious commitment to the environment. However, as some previous authors argue there may be more shared grounds for traditional conservatism and greens than are usually acknowledged. The overall aim of my research is to assess the potential for contemporary conservatism to engage meaningfully with ecologism. The first goal of my research is therefore to reveal the original affinities between green and conservative philosophies through a focused study of the most influential works of conservative intellectual history. By elucidating the main elements of the change that transformed the conservative worldview into the ideology of neoconservatism, I wish to reveal the underlying reasons for the change in conservatives’ attitudes to humans’ role in nature. In the second part I explore two recent works which have the potential to bridge the gap between conservatism and ecologism, within the non-neoliberal strand. I will explore the possible grounds for conservative environmentalism by comparing and contrasting two recent works; one by the Hunagian philosopher András Lányi, Roads to Ecophilosophy, and another work by the conservative English philosopher, Roger Scruton, entitled Green Phiosophy. |
| Supervisor | Watt, Alan |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/ujj_orsolya.pdf |
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