Overview
- Compares two of the most prominent members of the Atlantic conservative movement
- Gives a prominent position to secondary literature, it directs attention to the theoretical questions at issue between the two thinkers
- Emphasizes the existential focus on mortality in Oakeshott’s thought
Part of the book series: Recovering Political Philosophy (REPOPH)
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“This closely argued comparative study sheds new light on two of the twentieth century’s most important political philosophers. McIlwain shows the breadth and nuances of Strauss’s and Oakeshott’s philosophical visions and their respective diagnoses of modern civilization. The treatment of religious themes in both thinkers’ philosophical projects is particularly illuminating.”(Ian Tregenza, Senior Lecturer, Modern History, Politics & International Relations, Macquarie University, Australia)
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Book Title: Michael Oakeshott and Leo Strauss
Book Subtitle: The Politics of Renaissance and Enlightenment
Authors: David McIlwain
Series Title: Recovering Political Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13381-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13380-1Published: 21 March 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13383-2Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13381-8Published: 14 March 2019
Series ISSN: 2524-7166
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7174
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 222
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Politics and Religion