Trimçev E (2026)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2026
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Edited Volumes: The Conservative Critique of Liberalism
ISBN: 9781035309221
The chapter asserts that traditional conservatism is obsolete in the context of postmodernity, defined as the culture shaped by the self-conscious technological reconfiguration of one's experience of oneself, others, and the world. It posits that postmodern culture represents a purely artificial state – an effective order that serves as the inverse of Hobbes's state of nature. The chapter outlines a ‘postmodern conservatism’ tailored to this restless ever-changing culture through creativity, pragmatism, futurism, strategic duplicity, and open frivolity. Departing from traditional principles of morality, culture, and organic change, this postmodern model remains conservative in its thoroughgoing skepticism, rigorous avoidance of rational progressive agendas, and in its demand that citizens need not change anything about themselves. By being more attuned to the postmodern ethos than its adversaries, postmodern conservatism retains the competitive adaptability that once ensured the success of traditional conservatism.
APA:
Trimçev, E. (2026). Conservatism and authority in the postmodern age. In The Conservative Critique of Liberalism. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd..
MLA:
Trimçev, Eno. "Conservatism and authority in the postmodern age." The Conservative Critique of Liberalism. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2026.
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