Happy 80th to Nick. I’ve known Nick for 20 years and have always admired his dogged and unflappable ability to swim against the tide. Moreover, he has always been most generous and encouraging to me and in support of my various endeavors. My favorite books of his are Hume’s place in moral philosophy, John Stuart Mill: A Biography…
My favourite Kafka story improbably realized as an opera. But since it’s Glass, it’s not that much of a surprise. As is the case these days, things are vulgarized by the obligatory push for “relevance”. Ho-hum! Franz KafkaIn the Penal ColonyJeff JanisheskioperaPhilip Glassphilosophical literature
Based upon reading some of Christopher’s other work, this should prove to be a superb read. Christopher Adair-Toteffclassical liberalismdemocracyfreedomnational identityPolitical philosophyraymond aron
For those of us who couldn’t catch the band at Jazz Fest here they are streamed from a few weeks ago, sans Bayou Lena (start time @ 24:30). Here is a nice write-up of their Jazz Fest appearance. In other news, Tom Jones showed up unannounced at Chickie Wah Wah joining expat Jon Cleary. And Bonerama…
Commemorating 20 years of a razor sharp love of the English language and satire in the Juvenal-Swiftean tradition. Here’s to the The Chap. The Decadent Schoolboy best captures my style. humoursatiresemioticsthe chap
Met him once back stage in London in 1985 taken there by a fellow Georgian who toured the UK with the Ike and Tina Turner band in ’69 but never returned. funkjames brownmusicsoul
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Yet some more new Oakeshottiana. john coatsMichael Oakeshott
Oakeshott’s interpretation of Hobbes is the central subject of Noel Malcolm’s essay “Oakeshott and Hobbes.” Malcolm notices that there seems to be a discrepancy between Oakeshott’s hostility to rationalism, on the one hand, and his admiration for Hobbes, an archetypal rationalist if ever there was one, on the other. In the first instance, Oakeshott seems…
Coming June 17th. Martyn of course tackled this topic for us. cambridge schoolhistory of political thoughtmartyn thompsonMichael Oakeshott
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