| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 259 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
British idealist studies. Series 1, Oakeshott ; 4
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British idealist studies. Series 1, Oakeshott ; 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Abbreviations; Body matter; Prologue; Chapter 1: Oakeshott and Modernity; Chapter 2: Philosophy of Experience; Chapter 3: Philosophy of Society; Chapter 4: Education; Epilogue; Back matter; Bibliography; Also available. |
| Summary |
Although Oakeshott's philosophy has received considerable attention, the vision which underlies it has been almost completely ignored. This vision, which is rooted in the intellectual debates of his epoch, cements his ideas into a coherent whole and provides a compelling defence of modernity. The main feature of Oakeshott's vision of modernity is seen here as radical plurality resulting from 'fragmentation' of experience and society. On the level of experience, modernity denies the existenc ... |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Oakeshott, Michael, 1901-1990.
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Oakeshott, Michael, 1901-1990. |
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Oakeshott, Michael Joseph. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
In defense of modernity |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Podoksik, Efraim. In defence of modernity. Exeter, UK ; Charlottesville, VA : Imprint Academic, ©2003 0907845665 (DLC) 2003112360 (OCoLC)53461220 |
| ISBN |
9781845404680 (electronic book) |
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1845404688 (electronic book) |
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1299661084 (e-book) |
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9781299661080 (e-book) |
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0907845665 |
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9780907845669 |
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