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Man of Mercury - The Mind of Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke (Paperback, New)
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Man of Mercury - The Mind of Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke (Paperback, New)
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Dr. Jackman examines the fascinating life of Viscount Bolingbroke,
his political, literary and personal achievements, and presents a
determined and powerful man who was equally fallible and vain. This
masterly reconstruction recreates the man and his times, and
portrays a character with whom we can all identify. The author
refutes the belief that Bolingbroke was the progenitor of George
III's 'Constitutional Experiment' and sets his subject among the
number of those 'true conservatives' who do not beget a school of
followers. Yet Bolingbroke occupies a special position in that he
attempted to define a conservative political philosophy - perhaps
the only speculative politician to do this reasonably successfully.
The author examines in detail the different aspects of
Bolingbroke's thought and shows that, far from trying to put back
the historical clock, this leading Tory of the Augustan Age was at
one with the rationalist, empirical movement of his day. Of all the
great 18th century personalities, Bolingbroke has been the most
depreciated and neglected. There has been little attempt to give a
general estimation of his ideas on philosophy, history and
politics. Dr. Jackman's book addresses this deficiency. Bolingbroke
left a definite mark upon English History, and whether his career
is to be admired or regretted, it cannot be ignored.
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