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 Each text is prefaced by a summary and notes to the texts elucidate the literary and historical references.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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... present generation has greatly expanded our sense of the range of authors indispensable for such an understanding , and the series will reflect those developments . It will also include a number of less well- known works , in particular ...
... present generation has greatly expanded our sense of the range of authors indispensable for such an understanding , and the series will reflect those developments . It will also include a number of less well- known works , in particular ...
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... Present Discontents Introduction Analysis Text 103 114 116 Conciliation with America Introduction 193 Analysis 205 Text 206 ' Almas Ali Khan ' Introduction Analysis 270 275 277 Text ' Speech on the Army Estimates ' Introduction Analysis ...
... Present Discontents Introduction Analysis Text 103 114 116 Conciliation with America Introduction 193 Analysis 205 Text 206 ' Almas Ali Khan ' Introduction Analysis 270 275 277 Text ' Speech on the Army Estimates ' Introduction Analysis ...
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... present . Richard Fisher has been a model of patience on behalf of Cambridge University Press . Even greater patience has been exercised by my parents , as ever . Amongst institutional debts , thanks are due for various forms of ...
... present . Richard Fisher has been a model of patience on behalf of Cambridge University Press . Even greater patience has been exercised by my parents , as ever . Amongst institutional debts , thanks are due for various forms of ...
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... Present Discon- tents A Philosophical Enquiry concerning the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful , ed . J. T. Boulton ( London , 1958 and 1987 ) ' Religion ' Reflections on the Revolution in France , ed . W. B. Todd ( 1959 ) ...
... Present Discon- tents A Philosophical Enquiry concerning the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful , ed . J. T. Boulton ( London , 1958 and 1987 ) ' Religion ' Reflections on the Revolution in France , ed . W. B. Todd ( 1959 ) ...
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... present edition , ( ii ) PE is cited primarily by book and section numbers : no page references to Boulton's edition have been given , in order to avoid confusion with the portion printed here ; ( iii ) since AEH is not available in a ...
... present edition , ( ii ) PE is cited primarily by book and section numbers : no page references to Boulton's edition have been given , in order to avoid confusion with the portion printed here ; ( iii ) since AEH is not available in a ...
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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321 | |
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References to this book
Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas: An Historical Introduction Tudor Jones No preview available - 2002 |