Conservatism, liberalism and ideology∗

Chandran Kukathas
1987 Critical Review  
All societies are more or less complex systems of rules, of symbols and signs directing and constraining individual behavior. The task of the social theorist is to analyze and uncover what order may underlie such structures. In this regard he faces at least two major problems. First, he has to determine how far the rules or norms which govern human action define the distribution of power, responsibility and resources, and so determine the relative value placed upon such goods as education,
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