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''The Rhetoric of Reaction: Perversity, Futility, Jeopardy'' is a book by theorist Albert O. Hirschman, which styles the rhetoric of conservativism in opposition to social change as consisting of three narratives: ''perversity,'' ''futility,'' and ''jeopardy,'' and that, further, these narratives are simplistic and flawed, and cut off debate. Hirschman illustrates this thesis with examples from the French revolution and 19th and 20th centuries. He then discusses corresponding progressive narratives, and proposes a new framework. == Reactionary narratives == Hirschman describes the reactionary narratives thus: * According to the perversity thesis, any purposive action to improve some feature of the political, social, or economic order only serves to exacerbate the condition one wishes to remedy. * The futility thesis holds that attempts at social transformation will be unavailing, that they will simply fail to "make a dent." * Finally, the jeopardy thesis argues that the cost of the proposed change or reform is too high as it endangers some previous, precious accomplishment. He argues that these are "rhetorics of intransigence", which do not further debate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Rhetoric of Reaction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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