In defence of modernity : vision and philosophy in Michael Oakeshott /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Podoksik, Efraim.
Imprint:	Exeter, UK ; Charlottesville, VA : Imprint Academic, ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 259 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	British idealist studies. Series 1, Oakeshott ; 4 British idealist studies. Series 1, Oakeshott ; 4.
Subject:	Oakeshott, Michael, -- 1901-1990. Oakeshott, Michael, -- 1901-1990. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11191236

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	In defense of modernity
ISBN:	9781845404680 1845404688 1299661084 9781299661080 0907845665 9780907845669
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Although Oakeshott's philosophy has received considerable attention, the vision which underlies it has been almost completely ignored. This vision, which is rooted in the intellectual debates of his epoch, cements his ideas into a coherent whole and provides a compelling defence of modernity. The main feature of Oakeshott's vision of modernity is seen here as radical plurality resulting from 'fragmentation' of experience and society. On the level of experience, modernity denies the existenc ...
Other form:	Print version: Podoksik, Efraim. In defence of modernity. Exeter, UK ; Charlottesville, VA : Imprint Academic, ©2003 0907845665

Similar Items