Project Gutenberg 2005-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 3000 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) Produced by Paul Murray, Michael Punch and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a collection of political and philosophical writings, likely composed in the late 18th century. The volume presents a critical exploration of societal structures and norms through various essays and letters, reflecting Burke's insights on the nature of government, society, and human behavior. Readers can expect an examination of the consequent evils arising from artificial societal constructs and a call for a return to natural society. At the start of this collection, the editor provides an overview of Burke's work and intentions, highlighting his reluctance to compile his writings during his lifetime. The initial essay, "A Vindication of Natural Society," introduces the central theme of the volume: the critique of artificial societal constructs and the associated moral consequences. Burke posits that while humans have created complex societies, they often lead to oppression and tyranny, and he uses historical examples of civil unrest and warfare to illustrate the destructive outcomes of political systems. The opening sets the stage for a broader discourse on the relationship between human nature, governance, and the inherent flaws of political order. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 Political science -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Harvard Classics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 1078156 2025-08-06T12:21:16.666504 text/html 1094769 2020-12-10T02:58:09 text/html 538162 2025-08-06T12:21:32.586034 application/epub+zip 546629 2025-08-06T12:21:22.019490 application/epub+zip 469192 2025-08-06T12:21:19.811546 application/epub+zip 1001490 2025-08-06T12:21:40.427872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 917244 2025-08-06T12:21:30.540023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 802368 2022-09-07T19:38:12.166430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937709 2025-08-06T12:21:15.317526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 937425 2020-12-10T02:58:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 937453 2020-12-10T02:58:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21298 2025-08-06T12:21:40.582885 application/rdf+xml 23420 2025-08-06T12:21:20.354464 image/jpeg 4578 2025-08-06T12:21:20.083469 image/jpeg 339258 2020-12-10T02:58:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 423137 2020-12-10T02:58:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 339075 2020-12-10T02:58:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 517761 2025-08-06T12:21:16.754561 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia