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The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, And The Birth Of Right And Left (2013)

by Yuval Levin(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0465050972 (ISBN13: 9780465050970)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Basic Books

review 1: Yuval Levin's The Great Debate is an excellent addition to the budding political philosopher's bookshelf. Actually, it's essential to the bookshelf of anyone interested in politics (as Levin alludes in his final chapter). Levin traces the debate between Thomas Paine and Edmund Burke during the late eighteenth century, upon the dawn of French Revolution. In the debate between Burke and Paine, the modern political philosophies - the view of right and left - were born. Levin artfully illustrates each side of the debate and illuminates how it is echoed in modern American politics. While it can be a bit difficult to follow at times (philosophy will do that), it is well worth the read. It provides deeper understanding to my own political convictions, an idea that should resonate... more with all political minds.
review 2: This book is definitely not what I expected it to be. Although I really enjoyed the thoughtful insights in the two giant politicians' minds and learning about the two different sets of political philosophy, I expected more connection between the philosophy and current American politics. While I was able to grasped the general concepts of their beliefs, I wasn't able to link these views to the modern left and right by the end of the book. less

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