{"title":"Edmund Burke","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdmund Burke’s writings explore the depths of political philosophy and aesthetics, offering enduring reflections on society, governance, and human experience. His works such as \u003cem\u003eA Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e challenge readers to consider the emotional and intellectual responses that shape our understanding of beauty and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for his incisive critiques, particularly in \u003cem\u003eReflections on the Revolution in France\u003c\/em\u003e, Burke’s voice resonates through discussions of political upheaval and tradition. These books provide a thoughtful foundation for anyone interested in the intersections of \u003cstrong\u003ephilosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epolitics\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eculture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-philosophical-enquiry-into-the-sublime-and-beautiful-by-edmund-burke-9780140436259","title":"A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely on aesthetics, politics, and society. In this landmark work, he propounds his theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as distinct and wholly separate states — the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe; the second, an expression of pleasure and serenity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEloquent and profound, \u003ci\u003eA Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e is an involving account of our sensory, imaginative, and judgmental processes and their relation to artistic appreciation. Burke's work was hugely influential on his contemporaries and also admired by later writers such as Matthew Arnold and William Wordsworth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume also contains several of his early political works on subjects including natural society, government, and the American colonies, which illustrate his liberal, humane views.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46529435566316,"sku":"9780140436259","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27250363482237.jpg?v=1749215431"},{"product_id":"reflections-on-the-revolution-in-france-by-edmund-burke-9780140432046","title":"Reflections on the Revolution in France","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is far more than an eloquent piece of occasional writing. For Burke is one of the foremost conservative British political thinkers: in his support for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change, in his sceptical belief in expediency and practical wisdom rather than abstract theorising, and in his defence of property, religion and traditional institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn all these topics, Burke gave a definitive expression to a set of attitudes still at the heart of contemporary controversies, and yet he was no mere unthinking reactionary. Rather, as Conor Cruise O'Brien shows in his introduction, he was an Irishman with a good deal of sympathy for the \"revolutionary\" Catholic cause— a latent sympathy which, paradoxically, may explain some of the power of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReflections on the Revolution in France\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful exposition of these ideas, making it an essential read for anyone interested in the complexities of political thought and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532635132140,"sku":"9780140432046","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27208233482237.jpg?v=1749322478"},{"product_id":"reflections-on-the-revolution-in-france-and-other-writings-by-edmund-burke-9781841593654","title":"Reflections on The Revolution in France And Other Writings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most important works of Edmund Burke, the greatest political thinker of the past three centuries, are gathered here in one comprehensive volume. Accompanying his influential masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eReflections on the Revolution in France\u003c\/em\u003e, is a selection of pamphlets, speeches, public letters, private correspondence and, for the first time, two important and previously uncollected early essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmid the 18th century's golden generation that included his companions Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson and Edward Gibbon, Burke's controversial mixture of conservative and subversive theories made him first a marginal figure, and finally a revered theorist - a hero of the Romantics. He warned of the effects of British rule in Ireland, the loss of the American colonies, and most famously, he foresaw the disastrous consequences of revolution in France. This he predicted, would trigger extremism, terror and the atomisation of society - a profound analysis that continues to resonate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this absorbing new biography, Conservative MP Jesse Norman gives us Burke anew, vividly depicting his dazzling intellect, imagination and empathy against the rich tapestry of 18th century Europe. Burke's wisdom, Norman shows, applies well beyond the times of empire to the conventional democratic politics practised in Britain and America today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe cannot understand the defects of the modern world, or modern politics, without him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995503476972,"sku":"9781841593654","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781841593654-reflections-on-the-revolution-in-france-and-other-writings.jpg?v=1784897454"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/edmund-burke.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}