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A liberal arts education

This Oakeshott reference from Colorado College’s website, notable because many so-called “liberal” arts colleges are only nominally “liberal” in the Oakeshottian sense. Check out Oakeshott’s essay “A Place of Learning” and other essays of his from The Voice of Liberal Learning. Paul Franco has written an essay for the “Companion” entitled “Un Début dans la…

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Humanitarian Aid for the Mind

  My dear cultured, well-read, empathetic and sophisticated readers, On occasion I’ve brought your attention to the work of the Sabre Foundation. If like me you believe that access to educational materials is critical to repairing the mutilated civil condition in areas of the world that have, for one reason or another, been traumatized –  then please consider making…

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A Companion to Michael Oakeshott

Here is the collection of newly commissioned essays edited by Paul Franco and Leslie Marsh forthcoming from Penn State University Press. 1. Editorial Introduction (Paul Franco & Leslie Marsh) The editors give an overview of the importance of Oakeshott to 20th Century philosophy and account for the abiding interest in Oakeshott’s work. 2. The Pursuit of Intimacy, or Rationalism…