Single Idea 23424

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 1. Ideology]

Full Idea

An ideology generally has three components: a judgement (usually critical) of how things are, a picture of the ideology's ideal society, and a strategy for progressing towards the ideal.

Gist of Idea

An ideology judges things now, and offers an ideal, with a strategy for reaching it

Source

Andrew Dobson (Environmental Politics: very short intro [2016], 2)

Book Reference

Dobson,Andrew: 'Environmental Politics: Very Short Intro' [OUP 2016], p.35


A Reaction

Conservatives tend to think we are already living in the ideal, and they reject most ideologies for being 'idealistic' (which presumably means delusional). I'm a fan of ideals, but combined with cool judgement.