Reflections on the Revolution in FranceBroadview Press, 22 wrz 2021 - 306 This abridgement of Reflections on the Revolution in France preserves the dynamism of Edmund Burke’s polemic while excising a number of detail-laden passages that may be of less interest to modern readers. Brian R. Clack’s introduction offers a compelling overview of the text and explores the consistency and coherence of Burke’s views on revolution. Burke’s critique of revolutionary politics is illuminated further by the extensive supplementary materials collected in a number of themed appendices. |
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... mind”); the feeling that society is an organism, upon which reckless experiments should not be made; a preference, therefore, for cautious, gradual, and perhaps even imperceptible reform as opposed to dramatic, innovative, and theory ...
... mind”); the feeling that society is an organism, upon which reckless experiments should not be made; a preference, therefore, for cautious, gradual, and perhaps even imperceptible reform as opposed to dramatic, innovative, and theory ...
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... mind as he wrote: the revolutionary events in France; the reception and impact in England of those events; and—transcending those contemporary matters—the abiding and eternal principles of social and political life. The English ...
... mind as he wrote: the revolutionary events in France; the reception and impact in England of those events; and—transcending those contemporary matters—the abiding and eternal principles of social and political life. The English ...
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... mind, indeed, lies parted asunder in his works, like some vast continent severed by a convulsion of nature,—each portion peopled by its own giant race of opinions, differing altogether in features and language, and committed in eternal ...
... mind, indeed, lies parted asunder in his works, like some vast continent severed by a convulsion of nature,—each portion peopled by its own giant race of opinions, differing altogether in features and language, and committed in eternal ...
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... mind, and he “fell into a state of complete hallucination”: “the balance tottered; the proportions of that gigantic intellect were disturbed.”3 Burke's mental deterioration worsened with the death of his beloved son in 1794, and in his ...
... mind, and he “fell into a state of complete hallucination”: “the balance tottered; the proportions of that gigantic intellect were disturbed.”3 Burke's mental deterioration worsened with the death of his beloved son in 1794, and in his ...
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... mind is the threat of being labelled inconsistent that he concludes the Reflections with a vital and telling statement of the political constancy of his life—a life, he says, devoted to exertions against tyranny and for the liberty of ...
... mind is the threat of being labelled inconsistent that he concludes the Reflections with a vital and telling statement of the political constancy of his life—a life, he says, devoted to exertions against tyranny and for the liberty of ...
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Background Materials | 159 |
Burke and the American Revolution | 182 |
Burkes First Responses to the French Revolution | 195 |
Burkes Later Thoughts on the Revolution | 207 |
Burke on Reform and Innovation | 225 |
Burke on Rousseau and The Philosophy of Vanity | 243 |
Contemporary Responses to Burkes Censure of the French Revolution | 252 |
Delivered Over to Infamy at the End of a Long Life | 289 |
Works Cited and Select Bibliography | 296 |
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