Format:
XXVI, 254 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. New York Cambridge Companions Online Online-Ressource Cambridge companions online
Edition:
Cambridge companions to literature and classics
ISBN:
1107005590
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0521183316
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9781107005594
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9780521183314
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9780511794315
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to literature
Content:
Edmund 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.
Note:
Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-242) and index. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction: philosophy in action
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1. Burke's life
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2. Burke, enlightenment and romanticism
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3. Burke as rhetorician and orator
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4. Burke's aesthetic psychology
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5. Burke on law and legal theory
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6. Burke on political economy
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7. Burke and religion
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8. Burke and the constitution
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9. Burke and the natural law
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10. Burke and utility
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11. Burke and the ends of empire
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12. Burke and the American crisis
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13. Burke on India
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14. Burke and Ireland
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15. 'Reflections on the Revolution in France'
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16. Burke's counter-revolutionary writings
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17. Burke in the United States
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780511794315
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107005594
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Cambridge companion to Edmund Burke Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2012 ISBN 9780521183314
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107005594
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107005590
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521183316
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Burke, Edmund 1729-1797
DOI:
10.1017/CCO9780511794315
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