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Finished, at long last. Yesterday.
Don't yet know how in the world I'm going to review it!
— Aug 23, 2021 08:26PM
Don't yet know how in the world I'm going to review it!
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Started another book, then came back and still plowing through this one. It's easy to prefer the introductions by the editor that precede each of the selections than the selections themselves. Even with good translation and explanation. they can drag. You can sometimes see their biases and how they were shooting from the hip. Nevertheless, the continuing relevance to today stands out.
— Jan 11, 2021 07:31PM
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Slowly progressing; reading out loud at dinner. Been through chunks of Hume, Burke, Moser, and most recently Bonald. Maistre now. Introductions and explanations from the author/editor, who's an excellent teacher. Very different in that respect from Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind, which seeks to indoctrinate and hornswoggle rather than educate!
— May 24, 2020 08:13PM
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Looks like it would provide a good background. As it was published in 1997, does the content hold for the time up to 2021. I believe many of those who brand themselves 'conservative' in today's world are not really truly conservative unless the definition is changing?
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T wrote: "Looks like it would provide a good background. As it was published in 1997, does the content hold for the time up to 2021. I believe many of those who brand themselves 'conservative' in today's wor..."Hi, T. The book is dealing with conservative themes and issues since the Enlightenment, so even though old, it can be applied to today's issues. Today has a lot in common with "the '60s" except has gone even further. Muller also gives some categories that could apply to some of those calling themselves conservatives today, categories like "radical conservative" or "reactionary." Conservatives of different eras differ in what it is they're trying to conserve. In his final chapter he looks at dilemmas conservatives face in expressing their concerns, something I wasn't clear on until that point. I'll be thinking whether that's something he talked about earlier or not.
There's my review in a nutshell! ;) Thanks for the comment, T.
