| Description |
1 online resource (307 pages) |
| Series |
British Idealist Studies 1: Oakeshott ; v. 13 |
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British Idealist Studies 1: Oakeshott
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| 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 |
| 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 .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Psychology.
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Imagination.
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Psychoanalysis.
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psychology.
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psychoanalysis.
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Imagination
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Psychoanalysis
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Psychology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781845407841 |
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1845407849 |
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