On history : and other essays

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In five essays, including three on historiography, one of the greatest minds in English political thought in the twentieth century explores themes central to the human experience: the nature of history, the rule of law, and the quest for power that is intrinsic to the human condition. Michael Oakeshott believed, as Timothy Fuller observes, that "the historian's effort to understand the past without ulterior motive [is the] effort which distinguishes the historian as historian from all who examine the past for the guidance they expect it to provide about practical concerns." … celý popis

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Hlavní autor

Michael Oakeshott, 1901-1990

Další autoři

Timothy Fuller, 1940-

Typ dokumentu

Knihy

Fyzický popis

xx, 220 s.

Vydáno

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 1999

Témata

politická filozofie

politologie

dějiny filozofie

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ISBN

0-86597-267-2
978-0-86597-267-4