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Edmund Burke
Stephen K. White
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Description for Edmund Burke
Hardback. This work examines the philosophy of Burke in view of its contribution to our understanding of modernity. Stephen K. White argues that Burke remains important because he shows us how modernity engenders an implicit forgetfulness of human finitude. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 299.
Edmund Burke: Modernity, Politics, and Aesthetics examines the philosophy of Burke in view of its contribution to our understanding of modernity. Burke's relevance, until recently, has lain in how his critique of the French Revolution bolstered arguments against revolutionary communism. As that threat recedes, should we allow Burke's significance to recede as well? Stephen K. White argues that Burke remains important because he shows us how modernity engenders an implicit forgetfulness of human finitude. White illustrates this theme by showing how Burke's political thought, his judgment of the "modern system of morality and policy," and its taste for a "false sublime" are structured by his aesthetics. In the late 20th century, an undemocratic thinker such as Burke may not have answers to our problems, but we might do well to let him deepen the questions that we ask.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Modernity and Political Thought
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742521346
SKU
V9780742521346
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About Stephen K. White
Stephen K. White teaches in the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia.
Reviews for Edmund Burke
This book offers a reading of Burke that wrests him from his typical defenders and detractors in a way that is provocative and profoundly compelling. By illuminating Burke's political reflections through the lens of his aesthetic writings on the sublime, White brilliantly reveals Burke to be a thinker who offers political and ethical insights of great significance for contemporary reflections on the dangers and possibilities of modernity. This is White's most artfully written book, and it further establishes him as one of the freshest theorists writing today. His thinking cuts across the boundaries of pre-modernism, modernism, and post-modernism in ways which offer a perspective that is invaluable for political reflection and usually concealed by less subtle intellects.
Romand Coles, Duke University "Excellent ... written from a depth of engagement impossible to fake."
David Bromwich, Yale University
Political Theory
"White enriches our understanding of how aesthetics came to structure the whole of Burke's critique of modernity."
Linda M. G. Zerilli, Northwestern University
American Political Science Review
Romand Coles, Duke University "Excellent ... written from a depth of engagement impossible to fake."
David Bromwich, Yale University
Political Theory
"White enriches our understanding of how aesthetics came to structure the whole of Burke's critique of modernity."
Linda M. G. Zerilli, Northwestern University
American Political Science Review