Conservative England and the Case Against VoltaireColumbia University Press, 1950 - 394 oldal Discusses the decline of Voltaire's reputation in England in order to analyze the rise of conservatism in England in the eighteenth century. It explores the topics of complacency, metaphysical optimism, realism, distrust of democracy, and influence of the church in England and their influence on the rise of conservatism. |
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
COMPLACENCY | 18 |
METAPHYSICAL OPTIMISM | 33 |
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