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In 1759, through his Sublime and Beautiful, Burke secured the high regard of David Hume and Lord Lyttleton. A good summary description of how Burke struck some of his contemporaries is provided by Horace Walpole. On July 22, 1761, ...
In 1759, through his Sublime and Beautiful, Burke secured the high regard of David Hume and Lord Lyttleton. A good summary description of how Burke struck some of his contemporaries is provided by Horace Walpole. On July 22, 1761, ...
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Thus Morley interpreted him as a political liberal and relativist, whose strict regard for "circumstances," "expediency," and "prudence" made "the standard of convenience," rather than appeals to absolute ethical principles, ...
Thus Morley interpreted him as a political liberal and relativist, whose strict regard for "circumstances," "expediency," and "prudence" made "the standard of convenience," rather than appeals to absolute ethical principles, ...
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They have made much of his strict regard for "circumstances," and have praised his "expediency" and "prudence," and his appeals to consider the practical consequences of following a given political policy to its logical but fatal ...
They have made much of his strict regard for "circumstances," and have praised his "expediency" and "prudence," and his appeals to consider the practical consequences of following a given political policy to its logical but fatal ...
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The basic assumption in this argument is that Burke argued only from circumstances, and that his strict regard for circumstances is merely a matter of empirical observation and rational analysis, and wholly disconnected from any legal ...
The basic assumption in this argument is that Burke argued only from circumstances, and that his strict regard for circumstances is merely a matter of empirical observation and rational analysis, and wholly disconnected from any legal ...
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Prudence, or a strict regard for circumstances, is not merely a matter of empirical observation and intellectual calculation; it is morally imperative to regard circumstances, because otherwise political action, however right on ...
Prudence, or a strict regard for circumstances, is not merely a matter of empirical observation and intellectual calculation; it is morally imperative to regard circumstances, because otherwise political action, however right on ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 19 | |
| 47 | |
An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
Tract on the Popery Laws 1765 | 253 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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| Title | Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Editor | Peter James Stanlis |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
| ISBN | 141282222X, 9781412822220 |
| Length | 585 pages |
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