Bob Grant’s highly distinctive essay on Oakeshott’s private life. In what follows I shall refer to Michael Oakeshott by his first name, as I also shall to those connected with him. This is partly to avoid the confusion of shared surnames, though I did actually come myself to address him by his first name. My…
At last PSUP have published the contents. ConversationMichael OakeshottNoel MalcolmOakeshottPaul FrancoPhilosophyPolitical philosophyThomas Hobbes
We know it’s been a long time in coming but we have some blindingly superb essays comprising this volume. In lieu of conventional abstracts here is an extract from Paul and my introductory essay. For a full table of contents and a dedicated website see here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editorial Extract The first two essays deal with…
MICHAEL OAKESHOTT ASSOCIATION BAYLOR UNIVERSITY WACO, TEXAS NOVEMBER 12-14, 2009 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 6:30 PM Check-in—Foyer of Armstrong Browning Library 7:00 PM Dinner in Cox Reception Hall 7:45-9:00 Address—Timothy Fuller FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009 8:30-9:00 Coffee service 9:00 -10:15 Address—Roger Scruton: “Politics and Conversation” 10:30-12:00 Panel 1: Oakeshott and Strauss…
A rather belated plug for this book. The follow up is currently being edited.
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…
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