Rationalism in Politics & Other Essays (häftad, eng)

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 society, and denied the value of any education more extensive than a training in a technique of analysis," the Rationalist succeeds only in undermining the institutions that hold civilized society together In this regard, rationalism in politics is "a corruption of the mind."

Format	Häftad
Omfång	582 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Liberty Fund Inc
Utgivningsdatum	1991-01-01
ISBN	9780865970953