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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789732303321

Autore

Oakeshott Michael

Titolo

Early political writings, 1925-30 [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Oakeshott ; edited by Luke O'Sullivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Luton, U.K.], : Andrews U.K. Ltd., 2011

ISBN

1-283-44548-4

9786613445483

1-84540-327-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

Michael Oakeshott Selected Writings, 5

Altri autori (Persone)

O'SullivanLuke

Disciplina

320.01

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. A discussion of some matters preliminary to the study of political philosophy -- pt. 2. The philosophical approach to politics.

Sommario/riassunto

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...