Ian Tregenza: 2 books
Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity
A Secular State?
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2019
How did the concept of the secular state emerge and evolve in Australia and how has it impacted on its institutions? This is the most comprehensive study to date on the relationship between religion and the state in Australian history, focusing on the meaning of political secularity in a society that...
Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes
A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Michael Oakeshott is widely recognised to be one of the most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. He also developed a very influential interpretation of the ideas of the great seventeenth century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. While many commentators have noted the importance of Hobbes...