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The Voice of Poetry in Oakeshott's Moral Philosophy.
- Source :
- Review of Politics; Spring2002, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p285, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Despite recent interest in Michael Oakeshott's work, his aesthetics have yet to receive an extended consideration. The paper surveys Oakeshott's writings on the character of art and provides a critical account of how his aesthetics complements his moral philosophy. Through his aesthetics Oakeshott provides his moral philosophy with an idea of authenticity. Societies and individuals that have failed to recognize the poetic dimension in the moral life suffer a corruption of consciousness. Far from the poetic dimension of the moral life being responsible for nihilism and aestheticism as some critics have argued, its recognition saves the moral life from becoming a pursuit of arbitrary preferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ART
AESTHETICS
ETHICS
POETRY (Literary form)
CRITICISM
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00346705
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Review of Politics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6738513
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034670500038109