Hi Fred –
I like your insight about pleasures being natural or manmade, and that the former are closer to God. I thought it was interesting how much Burke’s view of taste is similar to Addison’s pleasures of the imagination, particularly in regards to nature. To me, Continue reading →
Tags: Edmund Burke, Joseph Addison, Pleasures of the Imagination, Taste
RE: The Similarities Between Addison and Burke
18 DecHi Fred –
I like your insight about pleasures being natural or manmade, and that the former are closer to God. I thought it was interesting how much Burke’s view of taste is similar to Addison’s pleasures of the imagination, particularly in regards to nature. To me, Continue reading →
Tags: Edmund Burke, Joseph Addison, Pleasures of the Imagination, Taste