{"product_id":"michael-oakeshott-on-religion-aesthetics-elizabeth-campbell-corey-9780826216403","title":"Michael Oakeshott on Religion, Aesthetics, and Politics: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor much of his career, British political philosopher Michael Oakeshott was identified with Margaret Thatcher's conservative policies. He has been called by some a guru to the Tories, while others have considered him one of the last proponents of British Idealism. Best known for such books as \u003ci\u003eExperience and Its Modes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRationalism in Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Oakeshott has been the subject of numerous studies, but always with an emphasis on his political thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Campbell Corey now makes the case that Oakeshott's moral and political philosophies are more informed by religious and aesthetic considerations than has previously been supposed. Hers is the first book-length study of this premise, arguing that Oakeshott's views on aesthetics, religion, and morality are intimately linked in a creative moral personality that underlies his political theorizing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCorey focuses on a wealth of early material from Oakeshott's career that has only recently been published, as well as his acclaimed \"Tower of Babel\" essays, to show that these works illuminate his thinking in ways that could not have been realized prior to their publication. She places Oakeshott squarely in the Augustinian tradition, citing his 1929 essay \"Religion and the World,\" and then identifies his departure from it. She explores Oakeshott's recurring theme of \"living one's life in the present\"; examines his explicit discussions of religion, aesthetics, and morality; and then considers his political thought in light of this moral vision. She finally compares his idea of Rationalism to Eric Voegelin's concept of \u003cbr\u003eGnosticism and considers both thinkers' treatment of Hobbes to delineate their philosophical differences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough this insightful analysis, Corey shows Oakeshott to be not merely a political philosopher but a thinker with humanistic interests--one who throughout his life was deeply interested in the question of what it means to be human and was moved by art, poetry, and religion while recognizing the necessary evil of political arrangements in order for those activities to flourish. Her work is a major step in a reevaluation of Oakeshott, showing that his conservatism has been greatly misunderstood and that he is more properly regarded as a philosopher whose vision of the human condition, while oftentimes detached and skeptical, is also romantic and inspired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Campbell Corey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826216404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826216403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.36w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 5","brand":"Elizabeth Campbell Corey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072831975679,"sku":"9780826216403","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71a8f3dc-58e9-4787-b6c5-9f0f9e823594.jpg?v=1685444190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/michael-oakeshott-on-religion-aesthetics-elizabeth-campbell-corey-9780826216403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}