Humanistic Reading · An Edmund Burke Reader

Author: Shi Bin
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: In the history of Western political thought, Edmund Burke was an important thinker and a master of Anglo-American conservatism. His ideas have had a profound influence on later generations. He not only early entered the literary world but also served in the government twice as a member of the House of Commons and became a leading figure and main spokesperson of the Whigs in Britain in the second half of the 18th century. Burke's political beliefs were rooted in the British "Glorious Revolution" tradition, which involved limiting the power of the monarchy, resisting autocratic tyranny, striving for and defending freedom, and gradually establishing social order and constitutional systems. Although Burke's specific topics have long been obsolete, his political discourse is outdated, but Burke's political thought ultimately concerns some fundamental issues faced by human political society, so his ideas can be continuously activated and engaged in dialogue in different eras, providing endless inspiration. This book collects Burke's representative works, including "A Defense of Natural Society," "A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beauty," and "Reflections on the Revolution in France," among others, and provides an excellent introduction. Although Burke's specific topics have long been obsolete, his political discourse is outdated, but Burke's political thought ultimately concerns some fundamental issues faced by human political society, so his ideas can be continuously activated and engaged in dialogue in different eras, providing endless inspiration. This book collects Burke's representative works, including "A Defense of Natural Society," "A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beauty," and "Reflections on the Revolution in France," among others, and provides an excellent introduction.