Edmund Burke for Our Time - by William F Byrne (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- 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.
- About the Author: William F. Byrne is Associate Professor of Government and Politics at St. John's University in New York.
- 238 Pages
- Philosophy, Political
Description
About the Book
A new look at Burke and a fresh take on Burkean Conservatism
Book Synopsis
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.
Review Quotes
Byrne's prose is highly readable, and his reading of Burke both plausible and illuminating.
-- "National Review"About the Author
William F. Byrne is Associate Professor of Government and Politics at St. John's University in New York.