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 Each text is prefaced by a summary and notes to the texts elucidate the literary and historical references.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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... less well- known works , in particular those needed to establish the intellectual contexts that in turn help to make sense of the major texts . The principal aim , however , will be to produce new versions of the major texts themselves ...
... less well- known works , in particular those needed to establish the intellectual contexts that in turn help to make sense of the major texts . The principal aim , however , will be to produce new versions of the major texts themselves ...
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... less fortunate than ourselves ) , would be stifled by the regard for those above us engendered in the social order . The compassion which man had by nature would be lost in the emulation he assumed in society . Rousseau's second claim ...
... less fortunate than ourselves ) , would be stifled by the regard for those above us engendered in the social order . The compassion which man had by nature would be lost in the emulation he assumed in society . Rousseau's second claim ...
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... less a state of affairs than how it is con- sidered . Burke , on occasion , was scarcely more restrained in his observations on contemporary ways than Rousseau : but he viewed society in a different light . He came to argue that society ...
... less a state of affairs than how it is con- sidered . Burke , on occasion , was scarcely more restrained in his observations on contemporary ways than Rousseau : but he viewed society in a different light . He came to argue that society ...
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... less distinct voice . The Burke who harried Grenville and North , and spoke for the restoration of Lord Pigot , was a very clever publicist and debater . Thus , political engagement both led Burke to apply his general views in a highly ...
... less distinct voice . The Burke who harried Grenville and North , and spoke for the restoration of Lord Pigot , was a very clever publicist and debater . Thus , political engagement both led Burke to apply his general views in a highly ...
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... less successful against the latter in 379-62 . In order to finance hostilities , he accepted the commission of an Egyptian prince against Persia , where he met his death in 361 . ALEXANDER the GREAT ( Alexander III of Macedon , 356-323 ...
... less successful against the latter in 379-62 . In order to finance hostilities , he accepted the commission of an Egyptian prince against Persia , where he met his death in 361 . ALEXANDER the GREAT ( Alexander III of Macedon , 356-323 ...
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 |