Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
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Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
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#3> “I have little doubt that Edmund Burke would have smiled on the endeavours of this convention,” he said.
Grand poofery at its finest.
Burke was no doubt clever, but I wouldn't deem him extraordinary. His ideas on the sublime got me in a row with a Romantic Literature professors at the University of Texas who told me I should "have more respect". I simply pointed out that Burke's thoughts on the sublime were simple, apparently limited in their understanding.
Today I would anticipate extending such judgement to all of his work (and by extension his followers), but must stop short of such damnation as I haven't given it proper treatment.
Re: Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
#4On the matter of Burke's most famous "quote" it's worth pointing out it's unsourced and a good example of a bogoquote.
Re: Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
#5> “I have little doubt that Edmund Burke would have smiled on the endeavours of this convention,” he said. Grand poofery at its finest. Burke was no doubt clever, but I wouldn't deem him extraordinary. His ideas on the sublime got me in a row with a Romantic Literature professors at the University of Texas who told me I should "have more respect". I simply pointed out that Burke's thoughts on the sublime were simple,…
This is a floccinaucinihilipilification.
Re: Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
#6> “I have little doubt that Edmund Burke would have smiled on the endeavours of this convention,” he said. Grand poofery at its finest. Burke was no doubt clever, but I wouldn't deem him extraordinary. His ideas on the sublime got me in a row with a Romantic Literature professors at the University of Texas who told me I should "have more respect". I simply pointed out that Burke's thoughts on the sublime were simple,…
This is a floccinaucinihilipilification.
OMG! (-:
Re: Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
#7> “I have little doubt that Edmund Burke would have smiled on the endeavours of this convention,” he said. Grand poofery at its finest. Burke was no doubt clever, but I wouldn't deem him extraordinary. His ideas on the sublime got me in a row with a Romantic Literature professors at the University of Texas who told me I should "have more respect". I simply pointed out that Burke's thoughts on the sublime were simple,…
This is a floccinaucinihilipilification.
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Re: Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
#8> “I have little doubt that Edmund Burke would have smiled on the endeavours of this convention,” he said. Grand poofery at its finest. Burke was no doubt clever, but I wouldn't deem him extraordinary. His ideas on the sublime got me in a row with a Romantic Literature professors at the University of Texas who told me I should "have more respect". I simply pointed out that Burke's thoughts on the sublime were simple,…
Burke also came across as a pretty major dick in Aliens tbh.
Re: Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
#9> “I have little doubt that Edmund Burke would have smiled on the endeavours of this convention,” he said. Grand poofery at its finest. Burke was no doubt clever, but I wouldn't deem him extraordinary. His ideas on the sublime got me in a row with a Romantic Literature professors at the University of Texas who told me I should "have more respect". I simply pointed out that Burke's thoughts on the sublime were simple,…
Burke also came across as a pretty major dick in Aliens tbh.
Can't really blame him - Hudson brought out the worst in everyone.
Re: Edmund Burke was a more complicated thinker than realized
#10> “I have little doubt that Edmund Burke would have smiled on the endeavours of this convention,” he said. Grand poofery at its finest. Burke was no doubt clever, but I wouldn't deem him extraordinary. His ideas on the sublime got me in a row with a Romantic Literature professors at the University of Texas who told me I should "have more respect". I simply pointed out that Burke's thoughts on the sublime were simple,…
This is a floccinaucinihilipilification.
oh my