Burke’s Politics
A Study in Whig Orthodoxy
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Natural Law, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Biography & Memoir, Political
| Author: | Frederick Dreyer | ISBN: | 9781554586745 |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | Publication: | October 30, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frederick Dreyer |
| ISBN: | 9781554586745 |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
| Publication: | October 30, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
| Language: | English |
Edmund Burke claimed to be a practical politician, rather than a theorist. Nevertheless, says the author, Burke held consistent political principles which form a coherent political theory. By examining concepts such as natural laws, natural society, civil society, and history in Burke’s speeches and writings, the author comes to some conclusions about Burke’s political theory and its relation to commonly accepted eighteenth-century political doctrines. Succinct and balanced, this study will be of particular interest to political theorists and historians.
Edmund Burke claimed to be a practical politician, rather than a theorist. Nevertheless, says the author, Burke held consistent political principles which form a coherent political theory. By examining concepts such as natural laws, natural society, civil society, and history in Burke’s speeches and writings, the author comes to some conclusions about Burke’s political theory and its relation to commonly accepted eighteenth-century political doctrines. Succinct and balanced, this study will be of particular interest to political theorists and historians.
