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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... thing altogether, and it requires more skill and experience than a single person or generation can ever possess ... things were headed, even when many were greeting a new birthday of the world, and even when many could hold (as some of 1 ...
... thing altogether, and it requires more skill and experience than a single person or generation can ever possess ... things were headed, even when many were greeting a new birthday of the world, and even when many could hold (as some of 1 ...
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... thing. “Manners,” he wrote, “are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, the laws depend” (Appendix D3a, p. 220). The new manners of revolutionary France were to be “coarse, rude, savage, and ferocious” (p. 220) and ...
... thing. “Manners,” he wrote, “are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, the laws depend” (Appendix D3a, p. 220). The new manners of revolutionary France were to be “coarse, rude, savage, and ferocious” (p. 220) and ...
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... thing is to be discussed” (p. 109) and stresses instead the importance in social life of accepted prejudice, habit, and custom.2 The stress on historical continuity, without which human beings “would become little better than the flies ...
... thing is to be discussed” (p. 109) and stresses instead the importance in social life of accepted prejudice, habit, and custom.2 The stress on historical continuity, without which human beings “would become little better than the flies ...
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... thing in her Vindication of the Rights of Men, claiming (without foundation) that “in a skulking, unmanly way, he has secured himself a pension,”2 and the allegation that it was nothing other than secret remuneration that changed Burke ...
... thing in her Vindication of the Rights of Men, claiming (without foundation) that “in a skulking, unmanly way, he has secured himself a pension,”2 and the allegation that it was nothing other than secret remuneration that changed Burke ...
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... thing, it is on the virtue of consistency that he would value himself the most. Strip him of this, and you leave him naked indeed.”4 So uppermost in Burke's mind is the threat of being labelled inconsistent that he concludes the ...
... thing, it is on the virtue of consistency that he would value himself the most. Strip him of this, and you leave him naked indeed.”4 So uppermost in Burke's mind is the threat of being labelled inconsistent that he concludes the ...
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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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Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke,Alan Wolfe,Darrin M. McMahon,Conor Cruise O'Brien,Jack N. Rakove Podgląd niedostępny - 2003 |
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