A Vindication of Natural Society
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A Vindication of Natural Society: or, a View of the Miseries and Evils arising to Mankind from every Species of Artificial Society is a work by Edmund Burke published in 1756. It is a satire of Lord Bolingbroke's deism. Burke confronted Bolingbroke not in the sphere of religion but civil society and government, arguing that his arguments against revealed religion could apply to all institutions. So close to Bolingbroke's style was the work, that Burke's ironic intention was missed by some readers, leading Burke in his preface to the second edition (1757) to make plain that it was a satire. Nonetheless, this work was considered by William Godwin to be the first literary expression of philosophical anarchism.[1]
Author | Edmund Burke |
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Country | Great Britain |
Language | English |
Subject | Philosophical anarchism |
Genre | Political satire |
Publisher | M. Cooper |
Publication date | 1756 |
ISBN | 0-86597-009-2 |
OCLC | 1102756444 |
Followed by | On the Sublime and Beautiful |
Text | A Vindication of Natural Society at Wikisource |