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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.
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.
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Animal Farm (Paperback)
George Orwell; Edited by David Dwan
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'The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig,
and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say
which was which.' When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm
overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves,
they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality.
Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as
they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form
of tyranny is replaced with another. Animal Farm was one of George
Orwell's most successful books - after its publication Orwell
became one of the best-paid writers in England. Though the text
continues to play a foundational role in the political education of
young people across the world, its allegorical function has become
more difficult to decode as the U.S.S.R recedes into the historical
distance.
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