Author: James Conniff
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791418437
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Neither a polemic nor a highly specialized study, this book is a comprehensive assessment of Burke's political thought. Using evidence from such neglected sources as Burke's essays on history and law and making full use of his extensive correspondence, the author places Burke in the context of developments in a number of areas of eighteenth-century British intellectual life, ranging from philosophy to literature, and presents him as a key figure in the evolution of the theory and practice of representative government.
The Useful Cobbler
Author: James Conniff
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791418437
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Neither a polemic nor a highly specialized study, this book is a comprehensive assessment of Burke's political thought. Using evidence from such neglected sources as Burke's essays on history and law and making full use of his extensive correspondence, the author places Burke in the context of developments in a number of areas of eighteenth-century British intellectual life, ranging from philosophy to literature, and presents him as a key figure in the evolution of the theory and practice of representative government.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791418437
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Neither a polemic nor a highly specialized study, this book is a comprehensive assessment of Burke's political thought. Using evidence from such neglected sources as Burke's essays on history and law and making full use of his extensive correspondence, the author places Burke in the context of developments in a number of areas of eighteenth-century British intellectual life, ranging from philosophy to literature, and presents him as a key figure in the evolution of the theory and practice of representative government.
World
Author: Lionel Thomas Berguer
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Publisher:
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Good and great, a companion vol. to 'Higher and higher', by the author of 'Higher and higher'.
Author: Good
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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The world
Author: Lionel Thomas Berguer
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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The British Essayists: The world
Author: Lionel Thomas Berguer
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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The Usefulness of the Useless
Author: Nuccio Ordine
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
ISBN: 1589881168
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
“A little masterpiece of originality and clarity.”—George Steiner “A necessary book.”—Roberto Saviano “A wonderful little book that will delight you.”—François Busnel International Best Seller / Now in English for the First Time In this thought-provoking and extremely timely work, Nuccio Ordine convincingly argues for the utility of useless knowledge and against the contemporary fixation on utilitarianism—for the fundamental importance of the liberal arts and against the damage caused by their neglect. Inspired by the reflections of great philosophers and writers (e.g., Plato, Dante, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Borges, and Calvino), Ordine reveals how the obsession for material goods and the cult of utility ultimately wither the spirit, jeopardizing not only schools and universities, art, and creativity, but also our most fundamental values—human dignity, love, and truth. Also included is Abraham Flexner’s 1939 essay “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge,” which originally prompted Ordine to write this book. Flexner—a founder and the first director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton—offers an impassioned defense of curiosity-driven research and learning.
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
ISBN: 1589881168
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
“A little masterpiece of originality and clarity.”—George Steiner “A necessary book.”—Roberto Saviano “A wonderful little book that will delight you.”—François Busnel International Best Seller / Now in English for the First Time In this thought-provoking and extremely timely work, Nuccio Ordine convincingly argues for the utility of useless knowledge and against the contemporary fixation on utilitarianism—for the fundamental importance of the liberal arts and against the damage caused by their neglect. Inspired by the reflections of great philosophers and writers (e.g., Plato, Dante, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Borges, and Calvino), Ordine reveals how the obsession for material goods and the cult of utility ultimately wither the spirit, jeopardizing not only schools and universities, art, and creativity, but also our most fundamental values—human dignity, love, and truth. Also included is Abraham Flexner’s 1939 essay “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge,” which originally prompted Ordine to write this book. Flexner—a founder and the first director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton—offers an impassioned defense of curiosity-driven research and learning.
Empire And Community
Author: David P. Fidler
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429980450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Empire and Community provides the first comprehensive presentation of Edmund Burke’s thinking on international relations. Although Burke’s writings and speeches have been the subject of much analysis and controversy, his perspective on international relations has not been fully addressed by the scholarly community. David P. Fidler and Jennifer M. Welsh establish Burke as a “classical thinker” on international relations and help to situate his thinking within current international relations theory. Their detailed introduction is followed by edited selections from Burke’s writings and speeches on Ireland, America, India, and the French Revolution.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429980450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Empire and Community provides the first comprehensive presentation of Edmund Burke’s thinking on international relations. Although Burke’s writings and speeches have been the subject of much analysis and controversy, his perspective on international relations has not been fully addressed by the scholarly community. David P. Fidler and Jennifer M. Welsh establish Burke as a “classical thinker” on international relations and help to situate his thinking within current international relations theory. Their detailed introduction is followed by edited selections from Burke’s writings and speeches on Ireland, America, India, and the French Revolution.
The World
Author: Edward Moore
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Languages : en
Pages : 460
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Languages : en
Pages : 460
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The Good Conscience
Author: Carlos Fuentes
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374507368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Good Conscience is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is Guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. The Ceballos family has been reinstated to power, and adolescent Jaime Ceballos, its only heir, is torn between the practical reality of his family's life and the idealism of his youth and his Catholic education. His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, yet his actions are inconsistent with his professed beliefs. Jaime's struggle to emerge as a man with a "good conscience" forms the theme of the book: can a rebel correct the evils of an established system and at the same time retain the integrity of his principles?
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374507368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Good Conscience is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is Guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. The Ceballos family has been reinstated to power, and adolescent Jaime Ceballos, its only heir, is torn between the practical reality of his family's life and the idealism of his youth and his Catholic education. His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, yet his actions are inconsistent with his professed beliefs. Jaime's struggle to emerge as a man with a "good conscience" forms the theme of the book: can a rebel correct the evils of an established system and at the same time retain the integrity of his principles?
The British Essayists: World
Author: James Ferguson
Publisher:
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Publisher:
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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