Reflections on the Revolution in France
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
| Author | Edmund Burke |
|---|---|
| Published | 1790 |
| Pages | 338 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Burke in 1790, before the Terror, arguing that inherited institutions carry knowledge no reformer can reconstruct from first principles — the founding text of modern conservatism. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — recommended in the replies when he asked on X “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025.
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, March 2026, in the section on Renaissance and Enlightenment Political Thought, read after A New World Begins.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Edmund Burke · Enlightenment · Institutions · Democracy — where this sits in the corpus.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.