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 Each text is prefaced by a summary and notes to the texts elucidate the literary and historical references.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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Page xvii
... Manners ' but ' not doubting to make a thorough and lasting Reformation'.2 Wealth and power entered into a debate on the merits of the lord lieutenant of Ireland , in which Burke observed that ' the opportunity a man can have of ...
... Manners ' but ' not doubting to make a thorough and lasting Reformation'.2 Wealth and power entered into a debate on the merits of the lord lieutenant of Ireland , in which Burke observed that ' the opportunity a man can have of ...
Page xix
... manner , annihilated before him ' . God's power indicated man's dependence : And though a consideration of his other attributes may relieve in some measure our apprehensions ; yet no conviction of the justice with which it is exercised ...
... manner , annihilated before him ' . God's power indicated man's dependence : And though a consideration of his other attributes may relieve in some measure our apprehensions ; yet no conviction of the justice with which it is exercised ...
Page xxiii
... manner , and ( whatever my querulous weakness might sug- gest ) a far better'.13 Because God's purpose was to the good of man however unpleasant its incidents and institutions might be , they were part of an unimpeachable plan . We have ...
... manner , and ( whatever my querulous weakness might sug- gest ) a far better'.13 Because God's purpose was to the good of man however unpleasant its incidents and institutions might be , they were part of an unimpeachable plan . We have ...
Page xxvi
... manners of modern Europe as a whole were the children of Church and hierarchy : Nothing is more certain , than that our manners , our civilization , and all the good things which are connected with manners , and with civilization , have ...
... manners of modern Europe as a whole were the children of Church and hierarchy : Nothing is more certain , than that our manners , our civilization , and all the good things which are connected with manners , and with civilization , have ...
Page xl
... Manners and Principles of the Times ( 1757 ) , a well - written variation on the appealing theme of degeneracy , which was fortunate enough to have a strong appeal at a moment of national depression . He was at least partially deranged ...
... Manners and Principles of the Times ( 1757 ) , a well - written variation on the appealing theme of degeneracy , which was fortunate enough to have a strong appeal at a moment of national depression . He was at least partially deranged ...
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 |