Edmund Burke and the Discourse of Virtue

ISBN-13: 9780817306762 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 160 str.

Stephen Howard Browne

Opis

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) continues to command a major presence in the history and criticism of Western thought. A great deal of attention, accordingly, is paid to the philosophical and literary qualities of his writings. Such emphases, however, overlook what Browne argues to be Burke's most important legacy: his choice to engage principles through the media of public life. This achievement is illustrated by Burke's concern for virtue as a principle of civic action and responsibility.