Anglo-American conservatism
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Anglo-American conservatism is a political and intellectual tradition rooted in British and American thought that emphasizes inherited institutions, social order, limited government, and gradual, prudent change over radical reform.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-American conservatism canonical | 2 |
| Conservatism in the United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288844 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-American conservatism Context triple: [The Politics of Prudence, philosophicalTradition, Anglo-American conservatism]
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A.
One-nation conservatism
One-nation conservatism is a paternalistic strand of British conservatism that emphasizes social cohesion, reducing class divisions, and using pragmatic state intervention to preserve the social order.
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B.
British Whig political thought
British Whig political thought was an early modern English ideological tradition emphasizing constitutionalism, the rule of law, and resistance to arbitrary power, which deeply shaped colonial American views on liberty and government.
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C.
Whig interpretation of history
The Whig interpretation of history is a perspective that portrays the past as a progressive march toward modern liberal democracy, emphasizing inevitable improvement and the triumph of constitutional government and individual liberty.
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D.
New Right
The New Right is a conservative political movement that blends free-market economic policies with strong law-and-order, nationalist, and traditional social values.
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The Conservative Mind
The Conservative Mind is a seminal 1953 book by Russell Kirk that traces the intellectual history and core principles of Anglo-American conservatism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-American conservatism Target entity description: Anglo-American conservatism is a political and intellectual tradition rooted in British and American thought that emphasizes inherited institutions, social order, limited government, and gradual, prudent change over radical reform.
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A.
One-nation conservatism
One-nation conservatism is a paternalistic strand of British conservatism that emphasizes social cohesion, reducing class divisions, and using pragmatic state intervention to preserve the social order.
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B.
British Whig political thought
British Whig political thought was an early modern English ideological tradition emphasizing constitutionalism, the rule of law, and resistance to arbitrary power, which deeply shaped colonial American views on liberty and government.
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C.
Whig interpretation of history
The Whig interpretation of history is a perspective that portrays the past as a progressive march toward modern liberal democracy, emphasizing inevitable improvement and the triumph of constitutional government and individual liberty.
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D.
New Right
The New Right is a conservative political movement that blends free-market economic policies with strong law-and-order, nationalist, and traditional social values.
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E.
The Conservative Mind
The Conservative Mind is a seminal 1953 book by Russell Kirk that traces the intellectual history and core principles of Anglo-American conservatism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conservatism
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intellectual tradition ⓘ political ideology ⓘ |
| advocates |
balance between liberty and order
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incremental reform ⓘ respect for established customs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American conservative movement
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British Conservative Party tradition ⓘ Tory tradition ⓘ Whig constitutionalism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
French revolutionary radicalism
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Jacobinism ⓘ communism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| critiques |
centralized bureaucratic power
ⓘ
utopian political projects ⓘ |
| developedIn |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
gradual change
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inherited institutions ⓘ limited government ⓘ prudence in political reform ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| influencedBy |
British constitutionalism
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Edmund Burke ⓘ Protestant political thought ⓘ classical liberalism ⓘ common law tradition ⓘ |
| opposes | radical reform ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Burkean conservatism
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classical conservatism ⓘ |
| seeksToPreserve |
intermediate institutions
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national heritage ⓘ traditional moral norms ⓘ |
| stresses |
continuity with the past
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imperfectibility of human nature ⓘ organic view of society ⓘ skepticism about abstract political schemes ⓘ |
| supports |
constitutional government
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decentralization of power ⓘ market economy ⓘ representative democracy ⓘ |
| values |
civil society
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private property ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ rule of law ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-American conservatism Description of subject: Anglo-American conservatism is a political and intellectual tradition rooted in British and American thought that emphasizes inherited institutions, social order, limited government, and gradual, prudent change over radical reform.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Conservatism in the United States