Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical IdeasAndrews UK Limited, 03/08/2016 - 236 من الصفحات Michael Oakeshott is widely recognised to be one of the most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. He also developed a very influential interpretation of the ideas of the great seventeenth century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. While many commentators have noted the importance of Hobbes for understanding Oakeshott's thought itself, this is the first book to provide a systematic interpretation of Oakeshott's philosophy by paying close attention to all facets of Oakeshott’s reading of Hobbes. On the surface, Oakeshott, the philosophical idealist and critic of rationalism in politics, would seem to have little in common with Hobbes, who is often regarded as a classic materialist and rationalist philosopher. This work shows, however, that despite appearances, there are many basic affinities between the two thinkers and that Oakeshott brought to the surface aspects of Hobbes’s thought that had previously been overlooked by Hobbes scholars. The development of Oakeshott’s own theory is shown to mirror changes in his reading of Hobbes and many of the distinctive features of Oakeshott’s thought including the modal and sceptical conception of human knowledge, the ‘morality of individuality’, the theory of civil association, and the critique of rationalism all find a fascinating focal point in his writings on Hobbes. Some attention is also paid to Oakeshott’s religious ideas, indicating what they share with Hobbes’s philosophy of religion. The book situates Oakeshott’s reading in relation to some other important twentieth century interpretations of Hobbes and examines its significance for broader debates in political theory and the history of ideas. |
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... ideal character distilled from the political experience of modern Europe. This shift towards a type of historical understanding seems to reinforce the more modest conception of philosophy that characterizes Oakeshott's later work. In On ...
... ideal character distilled from the political experience of modern Europe. This shift towards a type of historical understanding seems to reinforce the more modest conception of philosophy that characterizes Oakeshott's later work. In On ...
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... character and Bodin and Hegel for their substantive theories of civil association. Oakeshott moves quite freely between describing the course of the development of these ideal characters (in some sense an enquiry into an historical past ...
... character and Bodin and Hegel for their substantive theories of civil association. Oakeshott moves quite freely between describing the course of the development of these ideal characters (in some sense an enquiry into an historical past ...
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... ideal character civil association whose features have been abstracted from an historical experience. So the task of the theorist of civil association is not to try to build a bridge between politics and the “whole world of ideas that ...
... ideal character civil association whose features have been abstracted from an historical experience. So the task of the theorist of civil association is not to try to build a bridge between politics and the “whole world of ideas that ...
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... ideal character is reminiscent of Weber's ideal types and indeed it has much the same provenance the nineteenth century concern to describe the nature of an historical identity or historical individual. 43 For a discussion of this see ...
... ideal character is reminiscent of Weber's ideal types and indeed it has much the same provenance the nineteenth century concern to describe the nature of an historical identity or historical individual. 43 For a discussion of this see ...
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abstract According to Oakeshott agents Arendt argued argument belief Cambridge Carl Schmitt chapter Christianity civil association civil philosophy coherent Collingwood conception concerned condition contemporary context contingent developed discussion distinction enquiry enterprise association epistemology essay existence experience freedom Hannah Arendt Hegel history of political Hobbes’s theory Hobbes’s thought Human Conduct Ibid ideal character Idealists ignoratio elenchi individual instance interpretation Intro introduction to Leviathan Leo Strauss meaning Michael Oakeshott modal modern Modes myth natural law nominalist Oakeshott claims Oakeshott suggests Oakeshott’s account Oakeshott’s Hobbes Oakeshott’s reading Oakeshott’s theory Oakeshott’s understanding obligation particular past political philosophy political theory political thought predicament Quentin Skinner rational reading of Hobbes reason reflection rejection relationship religion religious rules scepticism scientific selfenactment sovereign Strauss theology theory of authority theory of civil theory of volition things Thomas Hobbes Timothy Fuller tradition understood University Press Warrender world of practice writings