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Undoubtedly, because of Burke's brilliance as a writer on political and social subjects, this anthology has enjoyed an unusually favor- able reception by scholars and the general public. When Burke's pen touched paper, ...
Undoubtedly, because of Burke's brilliance as a writer on political and social subjects, this anthology has enjoyed an unusually favor- able reception by scholars and the general public. When Burke's pen touched paper, ...
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Since "the situation of man is the preceptor of his duty," prudence tells us when we should "abate our demands in favor of moderation and justice, and tenderness to individuals." Prudence is not intellectual calculation, but the moral ...
Since "the situation of man is the preceptor of his duty," prudence tells us when we should "abate our demands in favor of moderation and justice, and tenderness to individuals." Prudence is not intellectual calculation, but the moral ...
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... in Burke's political philosophy, expunging the Natural Law in favor of history. Thus, Morley praised and Acton condemned Burke as a shrewd political activist who had no ultimate philosophical principles to guide his actions.
... in Burke's political philosophy, expunging the Natural Law in favor of history. Thus, Morley praised and Acton condemned Burke as a shrewd political activist who had no ultimate philosophical principles to guide his actions.
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Since it was well known that Burke was an enemy of the revolutionary "rights of man" doctrines, utilitarian writers assumed that he rejected the whole tradition of Natural Law in favor of expediency, social utility, and an appeal to ...
Since it was well known that Burke was an enemy of the revolutionary "rights of man" doctrines, utilitarian writers assumed that he rejected the whole tradition of Natural Law in favor of expediency, social utility, and an appeal to ...
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Burke believed that when men such as Bolingbroke assumed an antithesis between "nature" and "art," their logical arguments in favor of the supposed superiority of a state of nature could be made to appear very plausible.
Burke believed that when men such as Bolingbroke assumed an antithesis between "nature" and "art," their logical arguments in favor of the supposed superiority of a state of nature could be made to appear very plausible.
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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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