The Cambridge companion to Edmund Burke / / edited by David Dwan, Christopher Insole [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvi, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 824/.6
• Soggetto topico: Political science - Great Britain - History - 18th century; Politics and literature - Great Britain - History - 18th century; Speeches, addresses, etc., English - History and criticism
• Classificazione: POL010000
• Persona (resp. second.): DwanDavid; InsoleChristopher J.
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: philosophy in action / David Dwan and Christopher J. Insole -- ; 1. Burke's life / F.P. Lock -- ; 2. Burke, enlightenment and romanticism / Richard Bourke -- ; 3. Burke as rhetorician and orator / Christopher Reid -- ; 4. Burke's aesthetic psychology / Paddy Bullard -- ; 5. Burke on law and legal theory / Seán Patrick Donlan -- ; 6. Burke on political economy / Richard Whatmore -- ; 7. Burke and religion / Ian Harris -- ; 8. Burke and the constitution / David Craig -- ; 9. Burke and the natural law / Christopher J. Insole -- ; 10. Burke and utility / David Dwan -- ; 11. Burke and the ends of empire / Jennifer Pitts -- ; 12. Burke and the American crisis / Harry T. Dickinson -- ; 13. Burke on India / Frederick G. Whelan -- ; 14. Burke and Ireland / Ian McBride -- ; 15. 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' / Iain Hampsher-Monk -- ; 16. Burke's counter-revolutionary writings / Iain Hampsher-Monk -- ; 17. Burke in the United States / Seamus Deane.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Cambridge companion to Edmund Burke
• ISBN: 9780511794315 (electronic book); 1-107-48703-X; 0-511-79431-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996204514203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Cambridge companions to literature.