Oakeshott on History

Contents Abbreviations Preface Introduction Chapter 1: History, Religion and Politics, 1901-1939 ==================================================== From School to University The Idea of Character Philosophy, Poetry and Politics Religion Contemporary European Politics Chapter 2: The Philosophy of History, 1925-1939 =============================================== The Philosophy of History in the Nineteenth Century Unpublished Writings on History from the 1920s Philosophy, Experience and Modality Practical Experience Scientific Experience Historical Experience History and the Social Sciences Oakeshott's Philosophy of History Before 1939 Chapter 3: The History of Character, 1945-1958 ============================================== Peace with Germany Rationalism and the Peculiarities of the English Rehabilitating Hobbes Faith and Scepticism The History of Character Chapter 4: The Philosophy of History, 1947-1975 =============================================== History and Other Modes History and Contingency History as a Language History and Morality History as an Aesthetic Fiction? Chapter 5 Modern European Politics, 1958-1975 ============================================= The Origins of Modern Politics Societas and Universitas The State as a Societas The State as a Universitas Philosophers of Societas Philosophers of Universitas Chapter 6 The Philosophy of History, 1975-1983 ============================================== Human Conduct and History Past Occurrences and Situations Relating Events Change The History of Thought and the History of Political Thought Conclusion Bibliography Index