1793 Edmund Burke Enquiry to Sublime and Beautiful Philosophy French Revolution
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1793 Edmund Burke Enquiry to Sublime and Beautiful Philosophy French Revolution
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
― Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was an 18th-century Irish politician whose orations and speeches to Parliament made a lasting impact on political theory and major events such as the French Revolution. He frequently spoke out against public torture and condemnation for criminals, protested trade laws and commerce restriction, and many more.
Burkes most famous and important works was A Philosophical Enquiry in the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful. This book was philosophical treatise written to define the differences between the ideas of sublime and the beautiful. This book became an important influence on Immanuel Kant who used Burkes philosophies in his own thinking.
Item number: #18293
Price: $499
BURKE, Edmund
A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful
London : Printed for J. Dodsley, 1793.
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Collation: Complete with all pages
ix, [7], 342
Language: English
Provenance: Handwritten – G. Vaughan
Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14cm)
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18293
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
― Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was an 18th-century Irish politician whose orations and speeches to Parliament made a lasting impact on political theory and major events such as the French Revolution. He frequently spoke out against public torture and condemnation for criminals, protested trade laws and commerce restriction, and many more.
Burkes most famous and important works was A Philosophical Enquiry in the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful. This book was philosophical treatise written to define the differences between the ideas of sublime and the beautiful. This book became an important influence on Immanuel Kant who used Burkes philosophies in his own thinking.
Item number: #18293
Price: $499
BURKE, Edmund
A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful
London : Printed for J. Dodsley, 1793.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
ix, [7], 342
Language: English
Provenance: Handwritten – G. Vaughan
Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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