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The Poetic Character of Human Activity

- Collected Essays on the Thought of Michael Oakeshott

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The Poetic Character of Human Activity is a collection of essays by two Oakeshott scholars, most of which explores the meaning of OakeshottΓÇÖs pregnant phrase, ΓÇ£the poetic character of human activityΓÇ¥ by comparing and contrasting this idea with similar and opposing ones, in particular those of the Taoist thinker, Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), and his Western interpreter, A.C. Graham. OakeshottΓÇÖs deep appreciation of the poetic and non-instrumental character of human activity led him to develop an interest in the works of Zhuangzi and Confucius. Comparison of shared themes between Oakeshott and these two Chinese thinkers facilitates appreciation of his elegant analytic style and his resort to use of metaphors and story-telling when conveying some of his most profound insights. The collection also contains essays contrasting OakeshottΓÇÖs idea of the ΓÇ£creativeΓÇ¥ in human experience with views of, among others, Plato, Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin.Oakeshott used the phrase ΓÇ£the poetic character of human activityΓÇ¥ (arguably the animating center of his entire thought), to refer to the ΓÇ£creativeΓÇ¥ character of human experiential reality, that is, to the fact that the form (the how) and content (the what) of all human experience and activity arise simultaneously and fluidly, and can be separated only at the expense of theoretical coherence and practical skill. The various essays in this collection explore the meaning of this claim, and its ramifications for the proper role of critical intellect in especially philosophy, morality, learning, and governance. There is also some brief contrast of Oakeshott with John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, and Quentin Skinner.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780739171615
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 150
  • Udgivet:
  • 20. juli 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 161x234x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 396 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 26. november 2024

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The Poetic Character of Human Activity is a collection of essays by two Oakeshott scholars, most of which explores the meaning of OakeshottΓÇÖs pregnant phrase, ΓÇ£the poetic character of human activityΓÇ¥ by comparing and contrasting this idea with similar and opposing ones, in particular those of the Taoist thinker, Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), and his Western interpreter, A.C. Graham. OakeshottΓÇÖs deep appreciation of the poetic and non-instrumental character of human activity led him to develop an interest in the works of Zhuangzi and Confucius. Comparison of shared themes between Oakeshott and these two Chinese thinkers facilitates appreciation of his elegant analytic style and his resort to use of metaphors and story-telling when conveying some of his most profound insights. The collection also contains essays contrasting OakeshottΓÇÖs idea of the ΓÇ£creativeΓÇ¥ in human experience with views of, among others, Plato, Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin.Oakeshott used the phrase ΓÇ£the poetic character of human activityΓÇ¥ (arguably the animating center of his entire thought), to refer to the ΓÇ£creativeΓÇ¥ character of human experiential reality, that is, to the fact that the form (the how) and content (the what) of all human experience and activity arise simultaneously and fluidly, and can be separated only at the expense of theoretical coherence and practical skill. The various essays in this collection explore the meaning of this claim, and its ramifications for the proper role of critical intellect in especially philosophy, morality, learning, and governance. There is also some brief contrast of Oakeshott with John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, and Quentin Skinner.

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