The Useful Cobbler: Edmund Burke and the Politics of ProgressNeither a polemic nor a highly specialized study, this book is a comprehensive assessment of Burke's political thought. Using evidence from such neglected sources as Burke's essays on history and law and making full use of his extensive correspondence, the author places Burke in the context of developments in a number of areas of eighteenth-century British intellectual life, ranging from philosophy to literature, and presents him as a key figure in the evolution of the theory and practice of representative government. |
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... aristocratic Rockingham Whigs . However , John MacCunn , though agreeing with O'Gorman's emphasis on Burke as a practical politi- cian , sees considerable merit in Burke's political philosophy.9 In- deed , MacCunn identifies Burke as ...
... aristocratic Rockingham Whigs . However , John MacCunn , though agreeing with O'Gorman's emphasis on Burke as a practical politi- cian , sees considerable merit in Burke's political philosophy.9 In- deed , MacCunn identifies Burke as ...
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... aristocracy . Sixth , a good ruler , in Burke's opinion , must subscribe to certain political values . For example , he must support a politics based on the reconciliation of interests . Burke wrote of the English constitution : " there ...
... aristocracy . Sixth , a good ruler , in Burke's opinion , must subscribe to certain political values . For example , he must support a politics based on the reconciliation of interests . Burke wrote of the English constitution : " there ...
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... aristocratic class in English society , and , in his more directly political writings of the time , sought to show that ... aristocracy , and by the negative require- ment that royal policy not be rejected by the people as represented in ...
... aristocratic class in English society , and , in his more directly political writings of the time , sought to show that ... aristocracy , and by the negative require- ment that royal policy not be rejected by the people as represented in ...
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... aristocrats and politicians and the public as a whole in a reformist political party . I will maintain that Burke's theory , which I describe as a form of defensive trusteeship , was intended to promote freedom for the representative to ...
... aristocrats and politicians and the public as a whole in a reformist political party . I will maintain that Burke's theory , which I describe as a form of defensive trusteeship , was intended to promote freedom for the representative to ...
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... those situations led him to failure in Ireland . In all three cases , Burke was unable to combine strong aristocratic leadership , re- form , and popular support . 2 BURKE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF 18 Introduction.
... those situations led him to failure in Ireland . In all three cases , Burke was unable to combine strong aristocratic leadership , re- form , and popular support . 2 BURKE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF 18 Introduction.
Contents
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The Whiggism of History and the History of Whiggism | 53 |
Burke on the Foundations and Nature of Government | 85 |
Burke on the Nature and Extent of State Authority | 113 |
The Politics of Trusteeship | 137 |
Political Parties and Their Uses | 161 |
The Decline and Fall of the Theory of Sovereignty | 185 |
The French Revolution and the Crisis of European | 215 |
Ireland India and the Deluge | 251 |
Notes | 275 |
Bibliography | 341 |
Index | 355 |
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