Political Science · Political Theory
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Traditional conservatism is based on the political philosophy of Aristotle and Edmund Burke.
Reason (R): Traditionalists emphasise the bonds of social order and the defence of ancestral institutions over what they consider excessive individualism.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true but the reason does not establish the assertion, so the answer is the second option.
Explanation
★Both statements are true but the reason does not establish the assertion, so the answer is the second option.
★The assertion is correct: traditional conservatism draws on Aristotle's organic society and Burke's defence of inherited order.
★The reason is also correct: traditionalists prize social bonds and ancestral institutions over excessive individualism.
★However the reason describes what traditionalists value, not why the doctrine traces to Aristotle and Burke.
★Burke saw society as a partnership between the dead, the living and the unborn, valuing continuity.
★Aristotle held that man is a social animal who realises himself only within the community.
★Because both lines are independently true but not causally linked, the relation fails to explain.
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