The legendary past : Michael Oakeshott on imagination and political identity / Natalie Riendeau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riendeau, Natalie, author.

Series:

British idealist studies. Oakeshott ; Series 1, Volume 13.

Oakeshott Studies ; Volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Imagination.

Psychoanalysis.

Oakeshott, Michael, 1901-1990.

Oakeshott, Michael.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Place of Publication:

Exeter, England ; La Vergne, Tennessee : Imprint Academic, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book explores Oakeshott's thought on the key role human imagination plays in relation to the political. It addresses four main themes: imagination, foundational narratives, the question of political societies' identities as well as that of human living-together, to use Hannah Arendt's expression. The book's main objective is to show that Oakeshott may be rightfully understood to be a philosopher of the imagination as well as a foundationalist thinker in the Arendtian narrative constructi...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Dedication; Abbreviations; Body matter; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Problem of Foundations in Political Modernity; Chapter 2. Legends of Political Life: Constructed Foundations for the Political; Chapter 3. Legends of Political Life: Permanence and Change United; Chapter 4. Legends of Political Life and Poetry; Chapter 5. Legends of Political Life: Ancient Rome and Modern England; Conclusion; Back matter; Bibliography; Also available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 14, 2015).

ISBN:

1-84540-784-9

1-84540-783-0

OCLC:

898770820