Short Observations on ... Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.

Short Observations on ... Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.
Author: Hardpress
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2019-08-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780461069556

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Observations on the Reflections of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke, on the Revolution in France

Observations on the Reflections of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke, on the Revolution in France
Author: Catharine Macaulay
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2016-11-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781334462412

Excerpt from Observations on the Reflections of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke, on the Revolution in France: In a Letter to the Right Hon. The Earl of Stanhope Two parties are already formed in this country, who behold the French Revolution with a very oppofite temper To the one, it infpires the fentiment of cxultation and rapture; and to the other, indignation and foam. I {hall not take upon me to confidet' what are the fecret paliions which have given birth to thele laf't fentiments; and [hall content myfelf with obferving, that Mr. Burke has undertaken to be the oracle of this laft party. The abilities of this gentleman have been fully acknowledged by the impatience with which t e publick have waited for his obferva tions and when we co fider that he has been in a manner edu gated in the great fchool of Parliament, that he has aflil'ted in the publick councils of the' Englifh nation for the greater part of his life, we mul't fu'ppofe him fully competent to the talk he has un dertaken, of cenfuring the politicks of our neighbour kingdom, and entering into an exaei definition of thofe native rights which equally attach themfelves to every defcription of men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France

Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France
Author: John Whale
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2024-07-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 152618608X

First published in 1790 Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France initiated a debate not only about the nature of the unprecedented historical events taking place across the channel, but about the very identity of the British state and its people. It has subsequently been appropriated by a variety of conservative and liberal thinkers and has played a major role in our understanding of the relationship between rhetoric, aesthetics and politics. In this volume, leading Burke scholars offer new and challenging essays which allow us to reconsider the historical context in which Reflections on the Revolution in France was written. The essays consider its reception, its engagements in the discourses of nationalism and toleration, its legacy to English and Irish writers of the Romantic period and its impact within our contemporary cultural and critical theory. The volume demonstrates a range of interdisciplinary critical methods and cultural perspectives from which to read Burke's most famous work. This volume will be the ideal companion to Burke's Reflections for all students of literature, history, politics and Irish studies.

An Analysis of Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France

An Analysis of Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France
Author: Riley Quinn
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351352792

Edmund 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.