Reflections on the Revolution in France
Author: Edmund Burke
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 390
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Author: Edmund Burke
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 390
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Riley Quinn
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 1351351001
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEdmund Burke’s 1791 Reflections on the Revolution in France is a strong example of how the thinking skills of analysis and reasoning can support even the most rhetorical of arguments. Often cited as the foundational work of modern conservative political thought, Burke’s Reflections is a sustained argument against the French Revolution. Though Burke is in many ways not interested in rational close analysis of the arguments in favour of the revolution, he points out a crucial flaw in revolutionary thought, upon which he builds his argument. For Burke, that flaw was the sheer threat that revolution poses to life, property and society. Sceptical about the utopian urge to utterly reconstruct society in line with rational principles, Burke argued strongly for conservative progress: a continual slow refinement of government and political theory, which could move forward without completely overturning the old structures of state and society. Old state institutions, he reasoned, might not be perfect, but they work well enough to keep things ticking along. Any change made to improve them, therefore, should be slow, not revolutionary. While `Burke’s arguments are deliberately not reasoned in the ‘rational’ style of those who supported the revolution, they show persuasive reasoning at its very best.
Author: David Dwan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-10-22
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1107495652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEdmund Burke prided himself on being a practical statesman, not an armchair philosopher. Yet his responses to specific problems - rebellion in America, the abuse of power in India and Ireland, or revolution in France - incorporated theoretical debates within jurisprudence, economics, religion, moral philosophy and political science. Moreover, the extraordinary rhetorical force of Burke's speeches and writings quickly secured his reputation as a gifted orator and literary stylist. This Companion provides a comprehensive assessment of Burke's thought, exploring all his major writings from his early treatise on aesthetics to his famous polemic, Reflections on the Revolution in France. It also examines the vexed question of Burke's Irishness and seeks to determine how his cultural origins may have influenced his political views. Finally, it aims both to explain and to challenge interpretations of Burke as a romantic, a utilitarian, a natural law thinker and founding father of modern conservatism.
Author: Edmund Burke
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Published: 1814
Total Pages: 254
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Catharine Macaulay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-06-14
Total Pages: 99
ISBN-13: 1108045405
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInfluential historian and feminist Catharine Macaulay (1731-91) writes in support of the French Revolution in this 1790 political pamphlet.
Author: Thomas Paine
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Published: 1906
Total Pages: 172
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edmund Burke
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2021-04-11
Total Pages: 159
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKReflections on the Revolution in France by the Irish statesman Edmund Burke is a political pamphlet written and published in November 1790. It was one of the first and best-known intellectual attacks against the French Revolution. It is also a defining tract of modern conservatism as well as an important contribution to international theory.
Author: Riley Quinn
Publisher: Macat Library
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781912127931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1790, Burke's Reflections rejects the ideas that had inspired radical political change in France and were beginning to take root in England. In an extended "letter to a friend," Burke uses a fiery rhetorical style to discredit what he saw as dangerous ideological developments before they sparked a revolution in his own country.
Author: Yuval Levin
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2013-12-03
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 0465040942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn acclaimed portrait of Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the origins of modern conservatism and liberalism In The Great Debate, Yuval Levin explores the roots of the left/right political divide in America by examining the views of the men who best represented each side at its origin: Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine. Striving to forge a new political path in the tumultuous age of the American and French revolutions, these two ideological titans sparred over moral and philosophical questions about the nature of political life and the best approach to social change: radical and swift, or gradual and incremental. The division they articulated continues to shape our political life today. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the basis of our political order and Washington's acrimonious rifts today, The Great Debate offers a profound examination of what conservatism, progressivism, and the debate between them truly amount to.
Author: Edmund Burke
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Published: 2018-10-14
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9781727865240
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEdmund Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France" is considered by many to be a masterpiece of political analysis and a compelling rationale against the French Revolution. Originally written as a letter in response to a young Parisian and later expanded upon and published in book format in January 1790, the work has greatly influenced conservative and classic liberal intellectuals and stands as a powerful argument against violent revolutions, lawlessness, and unrest. Prior to 1790, Burke was a well-known member of the British House of Commons and a vocal supporter of the American Revolution. His condemnation of the French Revolution shocked many of his peers and supporters. Burke viewed the French Revolution as a violent and chaotic war without any guiding ideology or respect for the rule of law and feared it would lead to a situation that was both dangerous and corrupt. Many of Burke's predictions came true as the Revolution devolved into bloodshed and anarchy with the Reign of Terror beginning in 1793 and then leading to the eventual military dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte. Burke's work stands as an enduring statement in support of tradition, hereditary power, property rights, duty, and the monarchy.