Collingwood and the Crisis of Western Civilisation: Art, Metaphysics and Dialectic
In: History of political thought, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 547-551
ISSN: 0143-781X
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In: History of political thought, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 547-551
ISSN: 0143-781X
In: The review of politics, Band 71, Heft 2, S. 347-351
ISSN: 0034-6705
In: The Australian Study of Politics, S. 69-83
In: History of political thought, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 547-552
ISSN: 0143-781X
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 38, Heft 2, S. 368-369
ISSN: 1036-1146
In: History of political thought, Band 24, Heft 4, S. 706-708
ISSN: 0143-781X
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 38, Heft 2, S. 376-377
ISSN: 1036-1146
In: Contemporary political theory: CPT, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 349-369
ISSN: 1476-9336
In: Contemporary political theory: CPT, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 349-369
ISSN: 1470-8914
Michael Oakeshott & Carl Schmitt are two of the most prominent critics of rationalism in politics. They also both draw heavily on the work of Thomas Hobbes. This paper connects these themes & indicates that Oakeshott's & Schmitt's concerns about rationalism are reflected in their writings on Hobbes, especially in their use of the idea of myth. Notwithstanding certain connections between their understanding of, & concerns about, modern rationalism, comparing Oakeshott & Schmitt through their readings of Hobbes helps to elucidate the more important differences between their political theories as a whole. Using Oakeshott's own terminology, this paper suggests that the differences between the two theorists can be understood as a difference between a "politics of faith" (Schmitt) & a "political of scepticism" (Oakeshott). Where Schmitt turned to Hobbes to find a political theology to combat the forces of liberal skepticism & ground the practice of modern authority, Oakeshott drew from Hobbes the idea -- often associated with liberalism -- that authority arises from a skepticism about the possibility of finding such a foundation. The paper concludes with the observation that the risks attending the politics of faith, as Schmitt's experience attests, are more severe than those of skepticism. 42 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: The European legacy: the official journal of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), Band 6, Heft 4, S. 505-508
ISSN: 1470-1316
In: The review of politics, Band 63, Heft 3, S. 617-620
ISSN: 0034-6705
In: The review of politics, Band 63, Heft 3, S. 617-619
ISSN: 0034-6705
In: The review of politics, Band 63, Heft 3, S. 617-620
ISSN: 1748-6858
In: History of political thought, Band 18, Heft 3, S. 531-558
ISSN: 0143-781X
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 54, Heft 2, S. 272-287
ISSN: 1363-030X