Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: a study in the renewal of philosophical ideas

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    Abstract

    This book presents and interpretation of Michael Oakeshott's philosophy by paying close attention to his reading of Hobbes. It offers and account of Oakeshott's political theory and examines the way in which it changes and develops - from a broadly Hegelian to a recognisably, if idiosyncratics, Hobbesian character.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationExeter, UK ; Charlottesville, VA.
    PublisherImprint Academic
    ISBN (Print)0907845592
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

    Publication series

    NameBritish idealist studies. Series 1 : Oakeshott
    PublisherImprint Academic

    Keywords

    • Oakeshott, Hobbes, politics, philosophy, freedom, the individual, authority, the state, law, rationalism
    • Oakeshott, Michael, 1901-1990
    • Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679
    • Political science--Philosophy

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