The limits of political theory : Oakeshott's philosophy of civil association /

This book examines Oakeshott's political philosophy within the context of his more general conception of philosophical understanding. The book stresses the underlying continuity of his major writings on the subject and takes seriously the implications of understanding the world in terms of moda...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McIntyre, Kenneth B.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Exeter, UK : Imprint Academic, ©2004.
Series:British idealist studies. Oakeshott ; 5.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=440984
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Copyright Page; Epigraph; Acknowledgements; Body Matter; Introduction; 1 Theorizing, Theorems, and Modality; 2 From Practice and Tradition to Conduct and Practices; 3 Modality, Practice, and Historical Understanding; 4 Morality and the State in Modern Europe; 5 Modality, Practice, and Civil Association; 6 Conclusion; Back Matter; Bibliography; Other Titles Available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK