Monday, December 5, 2016

What views does Edmund Burke express about social classes and his vision for society at the time in his pamphlet Reflections on the Revolution in France

In his
political pamphlet , certainly does portray
himself as a devoted monarchist. In fact, Burke had such a strong
faith in the "natural order of things" that he felt whatever exists, in whatever
state, should exist. He believed that human governments would simply evolve into something else
if they weren't already the best possible. As a devoted monarchist who believed in natural
order, he also felt no qualms about the existence of
social class structures
. However, he also believed it was the duty of the higher
classes to assist those in the lower class, and he believed it was only through that assistance
that society could become equalized.

Burke grew up in Ireland during the
period of Protestant Ascendancy (1691 - 1801), which refers to a
time period in which Ireland was dominated by a few Anglo-Irish landowners of the Anglican
Church. Even though Ireland was a separate kingdom, it was controlled by Great Britain, which
had separated itself...






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