An imaginative Whig [[electronic resource] ] : reassessing the life and thought of Edmund Burke / / edited with an introduction by Ian Crowe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783341703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2005
• ISBN: 0-8262-6419-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CroweIan
• Disciplina: 941.07/3/092; B
• Soggetti: Political scientists - Great Britain; Statesmen - Great Britain; Orators - Great Britain; Great Britain Politics and government 18th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Based on presentations from a conference held at the Russell Kirk Center, Mecosta, Mich., in May 2002.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Explores the significance of Edmund Burke's eighteenth-century writings on multiculturalism, the impact of postmodern and relativist methodologies, the boundaries of church-state relationships, and religious tolerance by emphasizing his career and his position on historiography, moral philosophy, jurisprudence, and philosophical skepticism"--Provided by publisher.