Konzervativizmus je vlastne len prezlečený liberalizmus – macintyrovská argumentácia a nerelativistické, depolarizačné riešenie

In contemporary media and social discourse, liberalism and conservatism are often viewed as two opposing political ideologies. Drawing on the philosophy of Alasdair MacIntyre, the aim of this paper is, on the one hand, to show that the core principles of contemporary conservatism are open to the same criticisms as those levelled at contemporary liberalism, and second, to offer a solution that consists in moving beyond these two positions in order to establish Aristotelian-style local communities. However, as establishing such communities is largely unfeasible in today‘s world, the conclusion recommends to at least promote the principle of subsidiarity or the decentralization of state power; these are, in fact, the first steps in the effort to reduce undesirable polarization and the moral relativism practiced in contemporary society.