This paper examines J. G. A.Pocock's interpretation of Edmund Burke. Pocock's interpretation of Burke is well known among scholars of Burke's thought, but its relevance to other interpretations of Burke is not so clear.
I make it clear that Pocock's interpretation can be read as a counterargument to the Namier school, who regarded Burke as an opportunist.
This type of the interpretation propounded by the Namier school was virtually denied by the Natural Law Interpretation of Burke, which was offered by the American political philosophers under the influence of Leo Strauss.
Pocock's interpretation is an counterargument not only to the Namier school but also to the Natural Law Interpretation.
Through this examination, I suggest some implications of Pocock's interpretation in helping to appreciate the pragmatic aspects of Burk's thought.
