Michael Oakeshott on religion, aesthetics, and politics
Corey, Elizabeth Campbell, 1972-
Michael Oakeshott on religion, aesthetics, and politics [electronic resource] / Elizabeth Campbell Corey. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. - xi, 253 p. - Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy . - Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and index.
Introduction -- Oakeshott and Augustine on the human condition -- Future, past, and present -- Oakeshott's religious thought -- Oakeshott's aesthetics -- The Tower of Babel and the moral life -- Rationalism and the politics of faith -- Skeptical politics and civil association -- Rationalism and gnosticism: Oakeshott and Voegelin -- Conclusion.
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Oakeshott, Michael, 1901-1990.
Aesthetics.
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
Political science--Philosophy.
Religion.
Electronic books.
B1649.O344 / C67 2006eb
192
Michael Oakeshott on religion, aesthetics, and politics [electronic resource] / Elizabeth Campbell Corey. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. - xi, 253 p. - Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy . - Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and index.
Introduction -- Oakeshott and Augustine on the human condition -- Future, past, and present -- Oakeshott's religious thought -- Oakeshott's aesthetics -- The Tower of Babel and the moral life -- Rationalism and the politics of faith -- Skeptical politics and civil association -- Rationalism and gnosticism: Oakeshott and Voegelin -- Conclusion.
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Oakeshott, Michael, 1901-1990.
Aesthetics.
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
Political science--Philosophy.
Religion.
Electronic books.
B1649.O344 / C67 2006eb
192