What Is History? and Other Essays: Selected Writings

by Michael Oakeshott

Book Overview

This highly readable new collection of thirty pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covers every decade of his intellectual career, and adds significantly to his contributions to the philosophy of historical understanding and political philosophy, as well as to the philosophy of education and aesthetics. The essays were intended mostly for lectures or seminars, and are consequently in an informal style that will...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0907845835
• ISBN13: 9780907845836
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Imprint Academic (Ips)
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"