Michael Oakeshott

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8264-2178-4
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 334 g

Reihe: Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers

British philosopher Michael Oakeshott is widely considered as one of a key conservative thinkers of the 20th century. After publishing many works on religion, he became mostly known for his works on political theory. This valuable volume by Edmund Neill sets out to Oakeshott’s thought in an accessible manner, considering its initial reception and long-term influence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neill, Edmund

Meadowcroft, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Introduction
Series Editor’s Preface

Chapter 1. Michael Oakeshott’s Life
Chapter 2. Michael Oakeshott as Defender of Pluralism and Modernity
Idealism, the early writings, and Experience and its Modes
Politics, Rationalism and the Conversation of Mankind
Oakeshott’s Late Work: On Human Conduct and On History On the Theoretical Understanding of Human Conduct The Civil Condition On History
Conclusion
Chapter 3. The Reception of Michael Oakeshott’s Thought
Chapter 4. Oakeshott’s Continuing Relevance: Some Meditations on Conservatism and Liberalism

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Edmund Neill, Dr Neill is a Lecturer at St. Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK.

John Meadowcroft, Dr Meadowcroft is Lecturer in Public Policy at King's College London and the author of The Ethics of the Market (Palgrave, 2005) and co-author of Rescuing Social Capital from Social Democracy (Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007).