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Edmund Burke: Modernity, Politics, and Aesthetics examines the philosophy of Burke in view of its contribution to our understanding of modernity. Stephen K. White argues that Burke shows us how modernity engenders an implicit forgetfulness of human finitude. White illustrates this theme by showing how Burke's political thought, his judgment of the 'modern system of morality and policy, ' and its taste for a 'false sublime' are structured by his aesthetics

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By Stephen K. White

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Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Sublime, the Beautiful, and the Political Chapter 3 Interpreting the Political World Chapter 4 Confronting the French Revolution Chapter 5 Conclusion

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