Pre-Revolutionary WritingsThis is the first collection of the writings of Edmund Burke which precede Reflections on the Revolution in France, and the first to do justice to the connections and breadth of Burke's thought. A thinker whose range transcends formal boundaries, Burke has been highly prized by both conservatives and liberals, and this new edition charts the development of Burke's thought and its importance as a response to the events of his day. Burke's mind spanned theology, aesthetics, moral philosophy and history, as well as the political affairs of Ireland, England, America, India and France, and he united these concerns in his view of inequality. In the writings in this edition Burke indicated how societies embodying revealed religion and social hierarchy could sustain civilisation and political liberty. These thoughts reached their apogee in Reflections on the Revolution in France. This edition provides the student with all the necessary information for an understanding of the complexities of Burke's thought. Each text is prefaced by a summary and notes to the texts elucidate the literary and historical references. An introduction and biographical and bibliographical essays help place these works in the context of Burke's thought as a whole. |
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... Executive government extended its power . But it was balanced when the aristocracy was encouraged by the Church to resist . Since the aristocracy was not sufficiently strong on its own to prevail , it sought to enlist popular support by ...
... Executive government extended its power . But it was balanced when the aristocracy was encouraged by the Church to resist . Since the aristocracy was not sufficiently strong on its own to prevail , it sought to enlist popular support by ...
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... executive . He began with a ( somewhat simple ) dis- taste for party , which vented itself through the agency of Bute ( qv ) against the Whigs in the highest offices , as Newcastle and the elder Pitt ( qqv ) . George's subsequent search ...
... executive . He began with a ( somewhat simple ) dis- taste for party , which vented itself through the agency of Bute ( qv ) against the Whigs in the highest offices , as Newcastle and the elder Pitt ( qqv ) . George's subsequent search ...
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... executive . Despite this , he greatly respected Burke , with whom he shared a number of fundamental convictions . JUGURTHA ( d . 104 BC ) became king of Numidia ( 118 BC ) only at the cost of losing half the realm to a rival . He ...
... executive . Despite this , he greatly respected Burke , with whom he shared a number of fundamental convictions . JUGURTHA ( d . 104 BC ) became king of Numidia ( 118 BC ) only at the cost of losing half the realm to a rival . He ...
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... Rockingham ( qv ) dismissed him and in 1770 the ministry made him Speaker of the House of Commons . He gradually adopted a more critical view of the executive , which led to his lvi Burke : Pre - Revolutionary Writings.
... Rockingham ( qv ) dismissed him and in 1770 the ministry made him Speaker of the House of Commons . He gradually adopted a more critical view of the executive , which led to his lvi Burke : Pre - Revolutionary Writings.
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Edmund Burke Ian Harris. critical view of the executive , which led to his ejection from office by North ( qv ) in 1780 and his elevation to a peerage by Rockingham in 1782. He combined intelligence with offensive manners . NUMA ...
Edmund Burke Ian Harris. critical view of the executive , which led to his ejection from office by North ( qv ) in 1780 and his elevation to a peerage by Rockingham in 1782. He combined intelligence with offensive manners . NUMA ...
Contents
Extempore Commonplace on The Sermon of Our Saviour on the Mount | 1 |
Text | 3 |
A Vindication of Natural Society | 4 |
Analysis | 7 |
Text | 8 |
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful | 58 |
Analysis | 61 |
Text | 63 |
Analysis | 114 |
Text | 116 |
Conciliation with America | 193 |
Analysis | 205 |
Text | 206 |
Almas Ali Khan | 270 |
Analysis | 275 |
Text | 277 |
Religion | 78 |
Analysis | 81 |
Text | 82 |
Tracts on the Popery Laws | 88 |
Analysis | 93 |
Text | 95 |
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents | 103 |
Speech on the Army Estimates | 298 |
Analysis | 305 |
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References to this book
Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas: An Historical Introduction Tudor Jones No preview available - 2002 |