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1 online resource (311 pages). |
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Michael Oakeshott Selected Writings, 5
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Michael Oakeshott Selected Writings ; 5.
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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. |
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Pseudo-Philosophical Thinking about PoliticsPhilosophy Again; Back Matter; Also Available. |
| Summary |
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 ... |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Political science -- Philosophy. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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O'Sullivan, Luke.
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Print version: Oakeshott, Michael. Early Political Writings 1925-30 : A Discussion of Some Matters Preliminary to the Study of Political Philosophy' and 'The Philosophical Approach to Politics'. Luton : Andrews UK, ©2011 9781845400538 |
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9781845403270 (electronic book) |
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1845403274 (electronic book) |
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