Michael Oakeshott was a leading Political theorist described by
The Telegraph in 1990 as "the greatest political philosopher in the
Anglo-Saxon tradition since Mill or even Burke." There has been
sustained interest in his work, and a developing body of
literature, over recent years. This book offers a clearly written
and accessible critical analysis: it presents complex theories and
concepts in a way that will introduce new readers to Oakeshott s
work, and at the same time offers a fresh approach for those
already familiar with his philosophy.
The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott reveals how his
work relates to contemporary political philosophy (for example,
Arendt, Rorty, Rawls); and moreover, how it links to broader
debates within philosophy and the social sciences and, building
upon the work of Devigne, through to postmodernism.
This book brings together the disparate influences that have, at
various times, been associated with Oakeshott s work, and draws
from a number of essays which have been published posthumously.
Referring to these, and other more well-known texts, the author
makes sense of the many dimensions of Oakeshott s work by placing a
moral concern as central to his system of thought. All in all this
book considers the recently published lesser-known essays as well
as the latest secondary appraisals of Oakeshott s work, which sets
his thought in the contemporary political environment of the
twenty-first century. This much-needed text with be of great
interest to students and researchers in political science and
philosophy. "
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