This is the second and concluding volume of a biography of Edmund Burke (1730-97), a key figure in eighteenth-century British and Irish politics and intellectual life. Covering the most interesting years of his life (1784-97), its leading themes are India and the French Revolution. Burke was largely responsible for the impeachment of Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of Bengal. The lengthy (145-day) trial of Hastings (which lasted from 1788 to 1795) is recognized as a landmark episode in the history of Britain's relationship with India. Lock provides the first day-by-day account of the entire trial, highlighting some of the many disputes about evidence as well as the great set speeches by Burke and others. In 1790, Burke published Reflections on the Revolution in France, the earliest sustained attack on the principles of the Revolution. Continuously in print ever since, the Reflections remains the most widely read and quoted book about the Revolution. The Reflections was followed by a series of anti-revolutionary writings, as Burke maintained his crusade against the Revolution to the end of his life. In addition to these leading themes, the biography examines many other topics in its coverage of Burke's busy and varied life: his parliamentary career; his family, friendships, and philanthropy; and his often difficult and obsessive personality. There are more than thirty illustrations, including many contemporary caricatures that convey how Burke was perceived by an often hostile and uncomprehending public. Controversial in his time, Burke is now regarded as one of the greatest of orators in the English language, as well as one of the most influential political philosophers in the Western tradition.
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我必须承认,这本书的内容对于现代读者来说,可能在某些具体案例的细节上略显疏远,毕竟时隔已久,当时的政治图景已成历史尘埃。但是,其核心思想的穿透力,却是跨越时代的。作者对于“权利”与“美德”之间关系的探讨,在我看来,是全书的灵魂所在。他敏锐地指出了纯粹的抽象权利如果不以坚实的社会美德和历史惯性为基础,将会变得多么的脆弱和危险。这种将道德哲学融入政治实践的尝试,使得这本书具有了超越纯粹政治学的深度。阅读过程中,我不断地在思考,我们今天所强调的个人自由,是否正在以某种我们尚未察觉的方式,侵蚀着维系我们社群的隐形契约?书中所描绘的对社会结构细微破坏的警惕,在如今社会极化的大背景下,读来更有一种莫名的心悸感。
评分如果用一个词来形容这本书,那就是“深刻的警醒”。它的行文结构并非线性叙事,而是更像是一系列精心编排的辩论和沉思的集合体。作者的洞察力在于,他能够从看似微不足道的事件中,捕捉到可能预示着巨大社会动荡的先兆。他不是一个盲目的保守主义者,他只是一个深爱着自己文化土壤,并对任何企图用理性之名去粗暴地“重塑”现实的做法保持高度警惕的哲人。全书展现了一种对“经验智慧”的极致推崇,认为那些历经时间淘洗的制度,即便存在缺陷,也比任何未经检验的乌托邦蓝图要可靠得多。这本书的阅读门槛较高,需要一定的历史背景知识作为支撑,但对于那些愿意投入时间的求知者而言,它所给予的回报是丰厚的,它会重塑你对“进步”一词的理解,使其不再是一个简单的褒义词。
评分这本书的阅读体验,就像是在攀登一座知识的高山。山路崎岖,时常需要停下来喘口气,审视自己走了多远,以及前方等待的是更陡峭的岩壁还是豁然开朗的山顶。作者的文风极其典雅,用词考究,充满了十八世纪后期上流社会的辩论风范,语调里带着一种不动声色的强大自信。我特别喜欢他处理异见的态度,他并非一味地否定对手的观点,而是先充分地、甚至可以说是慷慨地呈现对方的论点,然后再以更具穿透力的逻辑链条进行反驳和解构。这种尊重对手的姿态,使得全书的论辩显得格外有力且有教养。它教导我们的不仅仅是观点本身,更重要的是如何进行一场真正有价值的、有格调的知识对决。对于那些习惯了快餐式阅读的读者来说,这本书无疑是一剂清醒剂,它要求你慢下来,去品味每一个句子的重量和意图。
评分老实说,初读此书时,我的内心是充满疑虑的。它的篇幅和所涉猎的主题范围之广,一度让我感到有些无从下手。然而,随着阅读的深入,我逐渐被作者那近乎百科全书式的知识储备和旁征博引的能力所折服。他不仅仅停留在对表象的批判,而是深入挖掘了文化、传统和制度的内在联系,构建了一个宏大而又细致入微的理论体系。特别是他对“有机社会”概念的阐释,那种强调渐进演化而非剧烈断裂的观点,在当下这个追求“颠覆式创新”的时代显得尤为珍贵和具有警示意义。行文中偶尔出现的几处拉丁文或古法语引用,虽然增加了阅读的难度,但也为全书增添了一种古典的庄重感,仿佛能闻到旧图书馆里羊皮纸特有的气息。这本书的价值,在于它提供了一种超越日常琐碎的宏观视角,让人学会以更长的历史维度来评判眼前的风云变幻。
评分这本书,简直就是一场思想的盛宴,让我仿佛置身于那个波澜壮阔的时代。作者以一种近乎诗意的笔触,描绘了那个时期知识分子们的挣扎与探索。我尤其欣赏他对人性复杂性的深刻洞察,那些关于自由、秩序与激进变革的辩论,至今读来仍振聋发聩。他没有提供简单的答案,而是抛出了更多引人深思的问题,迫使读者跳出既有的思维框架去重新审视我们习以为常的社会结构。书中的论证逻辑严密,引用了大量古典文献和当时的政治事件作为佐证,使得整部作品厚重而不失灵动。虽然某些章节的论述略显繁复,需要反复咀嚼,但一旦理解了其中的精髓,那种豁然开朗的体验是无可替代的。我感觉自己像是跟随一位博学的导师,穿梭于历史的迷雾之中,见证了文明冲突与融合的微妙过程。这本书不仅仅是对过去的记录,更像是一面镜子,映照出我们当下社会所面临的深层困境,推荐给所有对政治哲学和历史思潮感兴趣的人。
评分The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
评分The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
评分The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
评分The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
评分The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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