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In defence of modernity : vision and philosophy in Michael Oakeshott / Efraim Podoksik.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Podoksik, Efraim.
- Series:
- British idealist studies. Oakeshott ; Series 1, v. 4.
- Oakeshott studies ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oakeshott, Michael, 1901-1990.
- Oakeshott, Michael.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Exeter [England] ; Charlottesville, Va. : Imprint Academic, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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...
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Abbreviations; Body matter; Prologue; Chapter 1: Oakeshott and Modernity; Chapter 2: Philosophy of Experience; Chapter 3: Philosophy of Society; Chapter 4: Education; Epilogue; Back matter; Bibliography; Also available
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-84540-468-8
- OCLC:
- 852757311
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