 US first edition cover | |
| Author | Yoram Hazony |
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| Audio read by | Richard Ferrone |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Regnery Gateway (USA) Forum (UK) |
Publication date | May 17, 2022 (USA) August 25, 2022 (UK) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, digital, audiobook |
| Pages | 480 (hardcover) 489 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 978-1684511099 (USA) 978-1800752337 (UK) |
Conservatism: A Rediscovery is a 2022 book byIsraelipolitical philosopherYoram Hazony. It outlines his philosophy ofnational conservatism by examining its history, legal tradition, and philosophical commitments. He outlines the history of a distinctive Anglo-American tradition ofpolitical conservatism which he argues should be restored and renewed in order to meet the challenges of the current age.
Hazony traces the history of what he calls ‘Anglo-American Conservatism’ from the jurisprudence of English judgeJohn Fortescue toRichard Hooker,Edward Coke,John Selden, andEdmund Burke through to many of the leaders of theAmerican Revolution, particularlyGeorge Washington,John Jay,Gouverneur Morris,John Adams, andAlexander Hamilton.
According to Hazony,
"The Anglo-American tradition is rooted in the ideal of a free and just national state, whose origin is in the Hebrew Bible. This ideal includes a conception of the nation as arising out of diverse tribes, its unity anchored in a common traditional language, law, and religion."[1]
He critiquesliberalism, arguing that
"To the extent that Anglo-American conservatism has become confused with liberalism, it has, for just this reason, become incapable of conserving anything at all. Indeed, in our day conservatives have largely become bystanders, gaping in astonishment as the consuming fire of cultural revolution destroys everything in its path."[1]
In place of liberalism, Hazony argues for the centrality ofsocietal hierarchies,loyalty,honor, and the conservation and renewal of traditionalinstitutions such as the traditional family and public religion.[2] Hazony argues that an alternative political paradigm to the liberal one is offered by conservatism, which he summarises in the following way: