Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Stud

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This book addresses a question fundamental for Oakeshott throughout his life, which is what we are doing when we read and discuss some memorable work in the history of political thought. The approach the book takes to Oakeshott's response to this question is of particular interest in that it explores in detail extensive notes he made on the beginnings of political philosophy in ancient Greece in an unpublished set of notebooks in which he recorded his thoughts on many different subjects throughout his life. In addition, the book gives contemporary significance to Oakeshott’s interpretation of the history of political thought by using it to confront a series of contemporary challenges to the study of the history of political thought and to the study of the 'great books.’ In particular, Oakeshott’s distinction between ‘various kinds or levels of political thought’ is carefully analyzed, as is also the extent of his agreement and disagreement with Quentin Skinner. In the concluding chapter, the author relates Oakeshott’s view of the nature of the history of political thought to his well-known description of philosophy as ‘conversation’, describing it as an introduction to that conversation.
Jul 1, 2014

Source: Collingwood and British Idealism Studies

Credit: -Davide Orsi

"Kos investigates how Oakeshott understands the history of philosophy, focusing in particular on who is considered by many as the inventor of the word 'philosophy' itself: Plato.The book provides a great service for the Oakeshott studies community in showing the relevance of Ancient thought sources and of the British Idealist tradition for the development of Oakeshott's philosophy."
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- Publication Date: 01 March 2008
- ISBN-13: 9781845400750
- Extent: Main content page count : 200
- Code: 1845400755
- Dimensions: 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm
- Weight: 600 grams
- List Price: £30.00
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Title: Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics
Author: Eric S. Kos
Collection: British Idealist Studies, Series 1: Oakeshott
Language: English
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Imprint: Imprint Academic

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