The Sceptical Idealist
Subtitle: Michael Oakeshott as a Critic of the Enlightenment (Idealists)
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Published: January 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780907845225
Subjects: Political ideologies; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Political History; Oakeshott, Michael Joseph,; Philosophy; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Reference; Political; History/Reference; Oakeshott, Michael; Philosophy / Political; Political Science/General; History & Surveys - Modern; 1901-1990; Enlightenment; Oakeshott, Michael,; 1901-
First sentence: The purpose of this book is to interpret the works of Michael J. Oakeshott (1901-1990, the Professor of Political Science at the LSE, 1951-1969) as a substantial critic of the Enlightenment project by concentrating on his philosophy of politics and history.