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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... political position was clearly identifiable with the cause of liberty and reform, and he became known for his exertions against what he would later call “the persecutions of oppressive power”:2 the plight of the Catholics of Ireland ...
... political position was clearly identifiable with the cause of liberty and reform, and he became known for his exertions against what he would later call “the persecutions of oppressive power”:2 the plight of the Catholics of Ireland ...
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... political life. The English dimension of the book can be seen in its original title, Reflections on certain Proceedings of the Revolution Society of the 4th of November, 1789, concerning the Affairs of France. On that date, by ...
... political life. The English dimension of the book can be seen in its original title, Reflections on certain Proceedings of the Revolution Society of the 4th of November, 1789, concerning the Affairs of France. On that date, by ...
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... political situations of England and France in the eighteenth century. Though provoked by the events in France, Burke's arguments transcend any particular historical event and assume a more generalizable quality. One early reviewer ...
... political situations of England and France in the eighteenth century. Though provoked by the events in France, Burke's arguments transcend any particular historical event and assume a more generalizable quality. One early reviewer ...
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... understanding of politics and society: social relations are a function of habit and custom rather than of intellectualizing and theory. a contract,” he writes in one of the most famous reflections on the revolution in france 19.
... understanding of politics and society: social relations are a function of habit and custom rather than of intellectualizing and theory. a contract,” he writes in one of the most famous reflections on the revolution in france 19.
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... political activity must be grounded in an understanding of history and of human nature and it must approach any reforming business with “pious awe and trembling sollicitude” (p. 113). The actions of the revolutionary French were ...
... political activity must be grounded in an understanding of history and of human nature and it must approach any reforming business with “pious awe and trembling sollicitude” (p. 113). The actions of the revolutionary French were ...
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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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