Michael Oakeshott on Religion, Aesthetics, And Politics (Eric Voegelin Institute Series in Political Philosophy)
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: July 3, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780826216403
Subjects: Aesthetics; Philosophy of religion; Social & political philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Political; Philosophy; Politics / Current Events; Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; General; 20th century; Philosophy, Modern; Religion
Description: "Argues that Oakeshott's views on aesthetics, religion, and morality, which she places in the Augustinian tradition, are intimately linked to a creative moral personality that underlies his political theorizing. Also compares Oakeshott's Rationalism to Voegelin's concept of Gnosticism and considers both thinkers' treatment of Hobbes to delineate their philosophical differences"--Provided by publisher.