The Best of Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke (Conservative Leadership Series) - Hardcover

Burke, Edmund

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 089526398X ISBN 13: 9780895263988

Publisher: Gateway Editions, 1999

Synopsis

No conservative library is complete without the thought of Edmund Burke, the founder of modern conservatism. This is the most comprehensive anthology of his works and speeches. Peter J. Stanlis, professor of humanities emeritus at Rockford College, has taken care to preserve the beauty of Burke's prose while selecting the most essential passages from his numerous writings. Included are:

• Burke's defense of the American colonists


• His advocacy of secure property rights


• His love of Christianity and Europe's moral tradition


• His impassioned jeremiad against the destruction wrought by the French Revolution

Stanlis's introduction gives important insight into Burke's early life, education, professional training, literary and political career, prose style, political philosophy, and more.

About this title

About the Author:

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was a British statesman and political philosopher best known for his support of the American Revolution and denouncement of the French Revolution. Burke's work has become essential to understanding the early development of the United States. He is also considered the philosophical founder of modern conservatism.

Peter J. Stanlis (1920–2011) was Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, at Rockford College and a world authority on Edmund Burke. He wrote several books about Burke, including Edmund Burke and the Natural Law which included an introduction by longtime friend and leading figure in the philosophical development of conservatism, Russell Kirk, who is most famous for The Conservative Mind. Stanlis was appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Reagan in 1982.

Synopsis:

A specialist in the conservative Anglo-Irish political philosopher Burke (1729-97), Stanlis (Rockford College) compiles what he considers a representative sample of his writing, presenting whole pieces whenever possible. He ranges through his whole career, but emphasizes early work that has received less attention, including selections from An Abri

About this edition

• Publisher: Gateway Editions
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 089526398X
• ISBN 13: 9780895263988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 702
• Editor: Stanlis Peter J.