Conservatism

Conservatism is a major political philosophy supporting traditional values or an established social order. Etymologically, the word conservatism implies that conservatives seek to conserve the existing social order or to reinstate an ideal social order now in decline. This can take a peaceful democratic form or violent radical form, and there are historical examples of both.

See also

• Bioconservatism
• Conservative extension (Mathematical logic)
• Conservative Party (UK)
• Christian Democratic Union of Germany
• Conservative Revolutionary movement
• Libertarianism
• New Right
• Old Right
• Paleoconservatism
• Reactionary
• Religious right