In this Book
- Edmund Burke for Our Time: Moral Imagination, Meaning, and Politics
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Cornell University Press
summary
This highly readable book offers a contemporary interpretation of the political thought of Edmund Burke, drawing on his experiences to illuminate and address fundamental questions of politics and society that are of particular interest today. In Edmund Burke for Our Time, Byrne asserts that Burke's politics is reflective of unique and sophisticated ideas about how people think and learn and about determinants of political behavior.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-2
- Introduction
- pp. 3-14
- 2. Aesthetics, Ethics, and Politics
- pp. 41-65
- 5. Moral Imagination and Public Policy
- pp. 117-153
- 6. Burke and the Good
- pp. 154-179
- Bibliography
- pp. 215-220
Additional Information
ISBN
9781501755408
Related ISBN(s)
9780875806495, 9781501755224, 9781609090197
MARC Record
OCLC
868220325
Pages
238
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No