Robert Paul Wolff on Oakeshott

Here is an unlikely appreciation of Oakeshott by Robert Paul Wolff self-described as: “in politics I am an anarchist, in religion I am an atheist, and in economics I am a Marxist.” Wolff seems to appreciate the quality of Oakeshott’s mind and of course his mellifluous style and doesn’t get bogged down in one-dimensional ritualized exchanges. On the contrary, he is interested in a genuine philosophical conversation. Wolff reminds me a bit of the late Paul Hirst.