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Edmund Burke
AuthorBooks · Second hand1729-1797
Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, and politician who is widely credited as the founder of the cultural and political philosophy of conservatism. Regarded as one of the most influential conservative thinkers and political writers of the 18th century, Burke spent the majority of his career in Great Britain and was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1766 to 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. His writings played a significant role in influencing public views and opinions in both Great Britain and France following the French Revolution in 1789, and he remains a major figure in modern conservative circles.
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About Edmund Burke
Birth
1729
Death
1797
First book
1757
Years writing
269
Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, and politician who is widely credited as the founder of the cultural and political philosophy of conservatism. Regarded as one of the most influential conservative thinkers and political writers of the 18th century, Burke spent the majority of his career in Great Britain and was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1766 to 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. His writings played a significant role in influencing public views and opinions in both Great Britain and France following the French Revolution in 1789, and he remains a major figure in modern conservative circles.
Edmund Burke was born in Dublin and became a key figure in 18th-century British politics and philosophy.
He is globally recognized as the father of modern conservatism due to his profound political reflections.
His work Reflections on the Revolution in France remains a fundamental text for understanding European political history.
Beyond his political career, he explored aesthetics in his influential treatise on the sublime and the beautiful.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote hundreds of works covering topics from history to government.
