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Conservatism: Key Thinkers

Meet the most influential thinkers who shaped conservatism. Click on a thinker to learn more about their ideas.

Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Early conservative, theorist of authority and order.
 Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
Father of traditional conservatism.
 Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott
Pragmatic conservative philosopher.
 Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Libertarian thinker, advocate of individualism.
 Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick
Libertarian philosopher, critic of state intervention.
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