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Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Irish philosopher and member of parliament in the British House of Commons. The son of a Catholic mother and Anglican father, Burke was raised betwe...view moreEdmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Irish philosopher and member of parliament in the British House of Commons. The son of a Catholic mother and Anglican father, Burke was raised between Dublin and rural County Cork. In 1744, he began studying at Trinity College Dublin, where he founded a debating society and graduated in 1748. Burke traveled to London in 1750 to become a lawyer, but soon abandoned his legal studies in favor of a life of professional writing. His first work, A Vindication of Natural Society: A View of the Miseries and Evils Arising to Mankind (1756) was an ironic reworking of Lord Bolingbroke’s infamous arguments for reason over religion. This satire earned Burke the reputation of fearless firebrand and intellectual skeptic which would carry him throughout his career. His two most important publications, arguably, are A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757) and Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). Although a member of the historically liberal Whig Party, Burke is now frequently seen as a foundational figure in the development of modern conservative thought.view less
Books by Edmund Burke
Reflections on the Revolution in France A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reflections on the Revolution in France Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reflections on the Revolution in France Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Harvard Classics: All 71 Volumes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDelphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReflections on the Revolution in France (Barnes & Noble Library of Esssential Reading) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Sublime and Beautiful Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReflections on the Revolution in France Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReflections on the Revolution in France Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Edmund Burke
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reflections on the Revolution in France Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reflections on the Revolution in France Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Era of Revolution: 1775-1796 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPhilosophical Enquiry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Enlightenment To Revolution: Pitt, Burke & Robespierre, 1766-1794 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings