What are the informal definitions jeanne gave to conservative, liberal, and radical in recent classes?
• Conservative. Things aren’t perfect, but it’s good, and the best we can do. The conservative viewpoint is often referred to as “apologetic.” Its purpose is to justify ethically and morally and practically the social system as it exists, and to protect that system from change that could destroy its equilibrium. Conservative arguments usually acknowledge that the system does not work perfectly, but take the position that it is functioning better than most such systems, has a long history of functioning better than most, and that this is the best that we can do. It also takes the position that society punishes real perpetrators of injustice so that the minor injustices which do occur are simply random and unavoidable results, with no perpetrators. The conservative position also weighs the cost of preventing what it considers minor injustice by altering the infrastructure too radically and quickly, against the fear that the system could not withstand such radical change.. • Liberal. Ther
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