Format:
1 online resource (311 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781845403270
Series Statement:
Michael Oakeshott Selected Writings, 5 v.5
Content:
Michael Oakeshott (1901-90) made his reputation as a political philosopher, but for a long time it seemed as if he had little interest in politics before 1945. His major pre-war work, Experience and its Modes (1933) was an examination of the nature of philosophy and its relation to other forms of thought that made almost no mention of politics. However, it has become increasingly clear that this initial judgment was misleading. A posthumous collection of early essays, Religion, Politics, and...
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher Information -- Preface -- Body Matter -- Editorial Introduction -- Part 1: A Discussion of Some Matters Preliminary to the Study of Political Philosophy -- Introduction -- Definition -- Political Philosophy -- The State -- The Self -- The State and the Self -- Government and Law -- Conclusion -- Part 2: The Philosophical Approach to Politics -- What is Political Philosophy? -- The General Nature of Thinking and Philosophy -- Political Thinking in General -- Scientific Thinking about Politics -- Historical Thinking about Politics -- Practical Thinking about Politics -- Pseudo-Philosophical Thinking about Politics -- Philosophy Again -- Back Matter -- Also Available.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845400538
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781845400538
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=831707
