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(1) Edmund Burke and Modern Conservatism, Part 5 of 5; (2) Looking Back in Wonder
Joseph Hamburger, Paul Kress, Lewis Lipsitz, and Harvey Mansfield discuss the extent to which Edmund Burke’s philosophical and political notions of conservatism affect modern politics, conservatism, and liberalism in the 1980s. The speakers focus on the “moral majority” style of … Continue reading
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Tagged African American History, Edmund Burke, History -- U.S. -- Philadelphia PA, Political Conservatism, Politics
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Edmund Burke and Modern Conservatism, Part 4 of 5: Political Parties
Joseph Hamburger, Paul Kress, Lewis Lipsitz, and Harvey Mansfield discuss Edmund Burke, the eighteenth-century English statesman, political philosopher, and a founder of both modern conservatism and party politics. They outline Burke’s notions about political parties, partisan loyalties, and unorthodox political … Continue reading
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(1) Edmund Burke and Modern Conservatism, Part 3 of 5: Religion and Revolution; (2) Commentary on Professional Ethics and “The Verdict”
Joseph Hamburger, Paul Kress, Lewis Lipsitz, and Harvey Mansfield discuss the interplay in Edmund Burke’s views among notions of prescription, religion, and politics. Though he believed religion and politics should be inseparable, Burke was a supporter of religious tolerance in … Continue reading
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Tagged David Mamet, Edmund Burke, Politics, Professional Ethics, Religion
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Edmund Burke and Modern Conservatism, Part 1 of 5
In the early 1980s, conservatism was on many minds and was influencing politics, social issues, and the academy. What were the historical and philosophical origins of modern conservatism? What did adherents as well as critics say about those origins? Joseph … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Hamburger, Joseph, Kress, Paul F., Lipsitz, Lewis, Mansfield, Harvey C.
Tagged Edmund Burke, Political Conservatism, Politics, Samuel P. Huntington
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