Mar 02 2010
Patrick Deneen’s most recent article in The American Conservative, “Counterfeiting Conservatism,” brings to mind an excerpt from one of the essays in my application to the John Jay Institute: One of the more interesting criticisms of Edmund Burke made by Leo Strauss was that, in his valiant effort to defend certain latent functions in society, [...]
Oct 14 2009
A combination of things has had me thinking about aesthetics and beauty of late. First was my summer obsession (which has only been sidelined until I finish the two 50-page papers I’ve to do before January) with the relationship between musical aesthetics and theology. Then, more recently, I had a late night discussion with Nathan [...]
Jun 04 2009
From a fantastic piece on Burke’s intellectual fatherhood of conservatism: Third-and this subtends and modifies the two principles above-Burke is not really a Whig in a particular sense. Unlike so many of his contemporaries and antecedents (one thinks of John Locke), Burke sincerely and consequentially holds that belief in the Christian God precedes and informs [...]
May 11 2009
I meant to post this awhile ago, but seem to have forgotten. So here it is, an excellent article by Daniel McCarthy in The American Conservative, “What would Burke do?” Excerpt: For the low church conservative, politics is teleocratic—a purpose-driven activity. In the language of British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (very much a high church type), [...]
Mar 09 2009
The Front Porch Republic article is quite good in distinguishing the kind of conservative Brooks is–namely, an Oakeshottian–from the pedigree of Burke. A more simplistic way to put it is in Mansfield’s terms: are we go slow conservatives or go back conservatives? Brooks and Oakeshott at the end of the day subscribe to a secular, [...]
Mar 07 2009
If you haven’t heard of Front Porch Republic yet, you should go check it out. One of my new favorite blogs (and one of the few I take the time to keep up with). I want to recommend this excellent piece on Burkean conservatism, since, if you hadn’t noticed, that’s kind of my thing.
Jun 20 2008
I came across while doing some research at work on Burke’s aesthetics. Turns out Neal Wood was kind of a lefty wacko, but the essay from which this excerpt is taken, The Aesthetic Dimension of Burke’s Political Thought, is excellent. I think it points out something that is sorely lacking from our culture.The bold added [...]
Jun 18 2008
Ross Douthat posts a comment shared with him by a friend: You’re going too easy on Brad DeLong today, whose reading of Burke is very far off the mark in my opinion; but your original definition doesn’t really work for me either. Burke is not a utilitarian “content-free” conservative. He thinks there is a kind [...]
May 04 2008
My schedule being what it is these days, I haven’t made much time for substantive blogging. However, when the topic of Burke comes up in the blogosphere, I feel more or less obligated to put in my two cents. The last time this occurred it was surrounding one of David Brooks’ columns in the NYT; [...]
Mar 16 2008
Burke’s Corner brought my attention to a terrible piece in National Review. It seems they are being co-opted by neo-cons, and not very smart ones at that, and are now showing it off in the wake of Buckley’s departure. There is no way he would have approved of such absurdities. Follow the link to Burke’s [...]
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