The Legendary Past
Michael Oakeshott on Imagination and Political Identity
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2014
- Category
- Idealism, Political, History & Theory
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781845407605
- Publish Date
- Nov 2014
- List Price
- $49.90 USD
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Description
The book explores Oakeshott's thought on the key role human imagination plays in relation to the political. It addresses four main themes: imagination, foundational narratives, the question of political societies’ identities as well as that of human living-together, to use Hannah Arendt’s expression. The book’s main objective is to show that Oakeshott may be rightfully understood to be a philosopher of the imagination as well as a foundationalist thinker in the Arendtian narrative constructivist tradition.
About the author
Natalie Riendeau is a Senior Policy and Research Analyst, Government of Canada, and independent scholar.
Editorial Reviews
"The persuasiveness of Riendeau's interpretation rests on her very careful reading of Oakeshott’s texts, so that even the sceptical reader has to admit that her line of argumentation is not artificially imposed on Oakeshott but is based on the ideas and vocabulary found across his entire corpus. She thus makes a significant contribution to the scholarship, and from now on no Oakeshott scholar – whether he agrees or disagrees with her conclusions – should ignore this important study."
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