Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays

Name: Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays
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ISBN: 9780865970953

ISBN-10: 0865970955

ISBN-13: 9780865970953

Edition: 2nd 1991

Authors: Michael OAKESHOTT, Timothy Fuller

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Rationalism in Politics, first published in 1962, has established the late Michael Oakeshott as the leading conservative political theorist in modern Britain. This expanded collection of essays astutely points out the limits of "reason" in rationalist politics. Oakeshott criticizes ideological schemes to reform society according to supposedly "scientific" or rationalistic principles that ignore the wealth and variety of human experience. "Rationalism in politics," says Oakeshott, "involves a misconception with regard to the nature of human knowledge." History has shown that it produces unexpected, often disastrous results. "Having cut himself off from the traditional knowledge of his…

Book details

List price: $14.50
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/31/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 582
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English