The Conservative Mind

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The Conservative Mind is a seminal 1953 book by Russell Kirk that traces the intellectual history and core principles of Anglo-American conservatism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
author Russell Kirk
coreTheme imperfectability of man
importance of property
moral order
prescription and custom
prudence in politics
religious belief
tradition
variety and hierarchy in society
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs foundational text of postwar conservatism
seminal work of conservative thought
firstEditionFormat hardcover
focusesOn Anglo-American intellectual tradition
genre intellectual history
political philosophy
hasPart chapter on Alexis de Tocqueville
chapter on Benjamin Disraeli
chapter on Edmund Burke
chapter on George Santayana
chapter on Irving Babbitt
chapter on John Adams
chapter on John C. Calhoun
chapter on Nathaniel Hawthorne
chapter on T. S. Eliot
hasRevisedEditions yes
identifiesAsConservativeLineageFrom Edmund Burke
identifiesAsConservativeLineageTo George Santayana
influenced National Review
surface form: National Review circle

William F. Buckley Jr.
postwar American conservative movement
influencedBy Alexis de Tocqueville
Benjamin Disraeli
Edmund Burke
George Santayana
Irving Babbitt
John Adams
T. S. Eliot
language English
mainSubject Anglo-American conservatism
conservatism
movement modern American conservatism
notableFor popularizing the term conservative in U.S. politics
systematizing conservative principles
publicationDate 1953
publisher Regnery Publishing
subtitle From Burke to Santayana
timePeriodCovered late 18th century to early 20th century

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Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal associatedWith The Conservative Mind
Russell Kirk notableWork The Conservative Mind
The Politics of Prudence relatedTo The Conservative Mind
The Roots of American Order relatedWork The Conservative Mind