Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of contributors ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils 32
7. 2 The sociologist as human scientist 47
8. 3 The recovery of tradition 61
9. 4 Edward Shils and Michael Polanyi 79
10. 5 Shils, Mannheim, and ideology 106
11. 6 Shils and Oakeshott 123
12. 7 Edward Shils on pluralism and civility 140
13. 8 Nations, nationality, and civil society in the work of Edward Shils 154
14. 9 Shils and the intellectuals 171
15. 10 Edward Shils and his Portraits 191
16. 11 Edward Shils 202
17. 12 Concluding comments 212
18. Appendix 214
19. References 245
20. Index 264