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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 2 of 5: Natural Law
Joseph Hamburger, Paul Kress, Lewis Lipsitz, and Harvey Mansfield begin by discussing Burke’s conservative views on natural law (contrasted with man-made law or moral theory) in the context of the British constitution and empire. They note that some of his sociopolitical views (such … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain -- Law -- History, Ethics, Political Conservatism, Politics
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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
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Tagged Edmund Burke, Political Conservatism, Politics, Samuel P. Huntington
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