Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays
Rationalism in Politics, first published in 1962, has established the late Michael Oakeshott as the leading conservative political theorist in modern Britain. This expanded collection of essays astutely points out the limits of reason in rationalist politics.Oakeshott criticizes ideological schemes to reform society according to supposedly scientific or rationalistic principles that ignore the wealth and variety of human experience. Rationalism in politics, says Oakeshott, involves a misconception with regard to the nature of human knowledge. History has shown that it produces unexpected, often disastrous results. Having cut himself off from…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-86597-094-6
- EAN: 9780865970946
- Produktnummer: 4918377
- Verlag: Liberty Fund Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
- Seitenangabe: 556 S.
- Masse: H23.7 cm x B16.7 cm x D4.5 cm 1'048 g
- Auflage: New, Expanded
- Gewicht: 1048
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 - 10 J.
Über den Autor
Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) was Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was the author of many works, including On History and Other Essays and Hobbes on Civil Association, both published by Liberty Fund.
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