The Science of Sensibility: Reading Burke's Philosophical Enquiry (International Archives of the History of Ideas, Vol. 206)

Attracting philosophers, politicians, artists as well as the educated reader, Edmund Burke’s __Philosophical Enquiry__, first published in 1757, was a milestone in western thinking. This edited volume will take the 250th anniversary of the __Philosophical Enquiry__ as an occasion to reassess Burke’s prominence in the history of ideas. Situated on the threshold between early modern philosophy and the Enlightenment, Burke’s oeuvre combines reflections on aesthetics, politics and the sciences. This collection is the first book length work devoted primarily to Burke’s __Philosophical Enquiry__ in both its historical context and for its contemporary relevance. It will establish the fact that the __Enquiry__ is an important philosophical and literary work in its own right. Attracting Philosophers, Politicians, Artists As Well As The Educated Reader, Edmund Burke's Philosophical Enquiry, First Published In 1757, Was A Milestone In Western Thinking. This Edited Volume Will Take The 250th Anniversary Of The Philosophical Enquiry As An Occasion To Reassess Burke's Prominence In The History Of Ideas. Situated On The Threshold Between Early Modern Philosophy And The Enlightenment, Burke's Oeuvre Combines Reflections On Aesthetics, Politics And The Sciences. This Collection Is The First Book Length Work Devoted Primarily To Burke's Philosophical Enquiry In Both Its His ... Preface -- Pt. 1. Science And Sensibility. Philosophical Enquiries Into The Science Of Sensibility: An Introductory Essay / Koen Vermeir And Michael Funk Deckard -- Communicating A Sort Of Philosophical Solidity To Taste : Newtonian Elements In Burke's Methodology In Philosophical Enquiry / Steffen Ducheyne -- Hyporborean Meteorologies Of Culture : Art's Progress And Medical Environmentalism In Arbuthnot, Burke And Barry / Aris Sarafianos -- From The Enquiry (1757) To The Fourth Kritisches Wäldchen (1769) : Burke And Herder On The Division Of The Senses / Herman Parret -- Edmund Burke And John Locke On The Metaphysics Of Substance / Joseph Pappin Iii -- Pt. 2. Sensibility In Politics, Sociability And Morals. The Politics Of Burke's Enquiry / F.p. Lock -- Aisling Gheár -- A Terrible Beauty : The Gaelic Background To Burke's Enquiry / Katherine O'donnell -- Pity And Fear : Providential Sociability In Burke's Philosophical Enquiry / Richard Bourke -- Burke And Kant On The Social Nature Of Aesthetic Experience / Bart Vandenabeele -- The Sublime, The Beautiful And The Political In Burke's Work / Daniel I. O'neill -- Pt. 3. Aesthetics And The Science Of Sensibility. Burke's Classical Heritage : Playing Games With Longinus / Cressida Ryan -- Edmund Burke Among The Poets : Milton, Lucretius And The Philosophical Enquiry / Paddy Bullard -- Expressive Uncertainty : Edmund Burke's Theory Of The Sublime And Eighteenth-century Conceptions Of Metaphor / Frans De Bruyn -- Between Knowledge And Sentiment : Burke And Hume On Taste / Dario Perinetti -- Burke, The Revenge Of Obscurity And The Foundation Of The Aesthetic / Baldine Saint Girons. Koen Vermeir, Michael Funk Deckard, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Attracting philosophers, politicians, artists as well as the educated reader, Edmund Burkes Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, first published in 1757, was a milestone in western thinking. Situated on the threshold between early modern philosophy and the Enlightenment, Burkes oeuvre combines reflections on aesthetics, politics and the sciences. In the eighteenth century, these domains were connected by the key notion of sensibility, which structured debates not only in physiology, epistemology and psychology, but also in the arts and in politics. This notion referred to an organic sensitivity depending on the nervous structure of the human body. At the same time, however, sensibility denoted subtle moral and aesthetic perceptions, an acuteness of emotional and physical feeling and the susceptibility to delicate or powerful passionate arousal. The Science of Sensibility interprets Burkes Philosophical Enquiry as an important contribution to this culture of sensibility and places this seminal work in its broader historical and philosophical context.Authors in this collection come from various disciplines and give a manifold of perspectives on Burkes Philosophical Enquiry, including approaches from art history, classics, English literature, cultural history, history of science, philosophy, political science, Irish studies, cultural studies and feminist studies. Confronting established fields with new disciplines and sub-disciplines, this edited volume reassesses Burkes prominence in the history of ideas. The Science of Sensibility is the first book length work devoted primarily to Burkes Philosophical Enquiry in both its historical context and for its contemporary relevance Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Philosophical Enquiries into the Science of Sensibility: An Introductory Essay....Pages 3-56 ‘Communicating a Sort of Philosophical Solidity to Taste’: Newtonian Elements in Burke’s Methodology in Philosophical Enquiry ....Pages 57-68 Hyporborean Meteorologies of Culture: Art’s Progress and Medical Environmentalism in Arbuthnot, Burke and Barry....Pages 69-90 From the Enquiry (1757) to the Fourth Kritisches Wäldchen (1769): Burke and Herder on the Division of the Senses....Pages 91-106 Edmund Burke and John Locke on the Metaphysics of Substance....Pages 107-122 Front Matter....Pages 123-123 The Politics of Burke’s Enquiry ....Pages 125-138 Aisling Gheár – A Terrible Beauty: The Gaelic Background to Burke’s Enquiry ....Pages 139-150 Pity and Fear: Providential Sociability in Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry ....Pages 151-175 Burke and Kant on the Social Nature of Aesthetic Experience....Pages 177-192 The Sublime, the Beautiful, and the Political in Burke’s Work....Pages 193-221 Front Matter....Pages 223-223 Burke’s Classical Heritage: Playing Games with Longinus....Pages 225-245 Edmund Burke Among the Poets: Milton, Lucretius and the Philosophical Enquiry ....Pages 247-263 ‘Expressive Uncertainty’: Edmund Burke’s Theory of the Sublime and Eighteenth-Century Conceptions of Metaphor....Pages 265-282 Between Knowledge and Sentiment: Burke and Hume on Taste....Pages 283-304 Burke, the Revenge of Obscurity and the Foundation of the Aesthetic....Pages 305-319 Back Matter....Pages 321-337 Annotation This text examines Edmund Burke's 'Philosophical Enquiry' in both its historical context and contemporary relevance. It establishes the historical, philosophical, literary, and scientific importance of the 'Philosophical Enquiry' as an independent work