Teaching Practice

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being therefore so practical in itself, and intended for such practical purposes, a matter which requires experience, and more experience than any [one] person can gain in whole life, however intelligently and observing he may be, it is with infinite caution that any man ought to venture upon pulling down an edifice, which has answered in any tolerable degree for ages the common purposes of society, or on the building it up again, without having models and patterns of approved utility before his eyes." [Ebenstein, p. 496]

4. Burke tells us to rely on the experience of centuries of political practice. No single individual, no matter how extensive the studies of a lifetime, ought to presume that their small wisdom is a match for the experience of ages.

Question to Ponder Is there any difficulty with Burke's argument that the wisdom and "sea worthiness" of an idea and institution is too be measured in terms of how long the institution has been around.

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tied to a strong respect for the market and individual acquisition. How does this version of conservatives mesh with Burke's argument?

Social Control attending hierarchy?
10. The way to assure the continuity of rule by the aristocracy is through the protection of inherited property. By property Burke specifically has in mind family property that is passed from one generation to another. He argues that this property must be quite substantial and in land. Property in land will foster master-servant, and lord-vassal relations.

11. Religion Burke argues that humans are frustrated in their ability to understand reality. Religion fulfils a necessary role in providing answers about ...

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